Castle wall unearthed

A HISTORIC wall which once separated the Castle from the rest of Edinburgh has been uncovered during work on new stands for the Tattoo.

By The Newsroom

Published 11th Jan 2011, 10:32 BST

Updated 12th Jan 2011, 10:20 BST

A trench dug for the new stands revealed the remains of a wall around one metre wide, which is thought to be part of the boundary wall dating back to the 1600s.

Historic Scotland's Peter Yeoman said: "There are early plans which we think show the newly-discovered boundary wall beside the old approach to the Castle."

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