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Edinburgh's History - The Flodden Wall Guided Tour Screenshot Gallery

The pictures on this page were taken from the 360 degree panoramic photos used in this CD-ROM. These simple little stills show the level of detail you will enjoy in our "Edinburgh's History - The Flodden Wall Guided Tour". Remember, what you see here is a tiny part of each scene and that there are far more scenes than the few shown below. This page acts as a screenshot tour rather than the glorious virtual tour which will be your guide around Edinburgh.

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Your tour of the Flodden Wall starts on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle.

The Flodden Wall, and also the King's Wall, both started from Edinburgh Castle. You will learn that the walls were never as strong as the Castle and frequently Edinburgh would fall to invading armies whilst the Castle held out.

We come down the steps from Grannies Green, cross the Grassmarket and head up the Vennel. The Vennel is now one of the best places to get a 'taste' of the Flodden Wall.

The only remaining Flodden Wall tower can be seen in the Vennel.

We now head along the front of George Heriot's school and pass the only remaining stretch of the Telfer Wall. The Telfer Wall was an extension of the Flodden Wall and it basically took in the grounds of what would become Heriot's School and part of Greyfriars Kirkyard. The space between the Flodden and Telfer Walls at Greyfriars would eventually be used as the infamous Covenanter's Prison - reputedly one of Britain's most haunted places.

We learn about some of the gates, or 'ports', in the Flodden Wall. This is all that remains of the Potterrow Port.

One of the strongest defensive positions was the Pleasance Blockhouse. This is all that remains of this position.

The Pleasance provides us with the longest remaining stretch of the Flodden Wall. The Wall would soon cross over the Cowgate. The defensive line went up the western side of what is now St Mary's Street. This wasn't a purpose built defence, however, instead it was created by simply using the houses on the western side.

One of the prettiest parts of the wall was the Netherbow Port. The Netherbow Port was where the Jacobite army of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, or Bonnie Prince Charlie as he was better known, launched a surprise attack which resulted in them taking Edinburgh.

The north of Edinburgh was protected by the Nor' Loch. This man-made loch was created to defend the city against English forces shipped in to the port of Leith.

Our final destination is the Well-House Tower which lies at the base of the Castle Crag.