Edinburgh Castle, Foog's Gate Edinburgh, Scotland
Listed Building Data
Edinburgh Castle, Foog's Gate has been designated a scheduled monument in Scotland with the following information. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- Historic Scotland ID
- 395614 (entity ID)
- Building ID
- 48217
- Canmore ID
- 52082
- Category
- A
- Name
- Edinburgh Castle, Foog's Gate
- Parish
- Edinburgh
- County
- Edinburgh, City Of
- Easting
- 325132
- Northing
- 673474
- Date Listed
- 14 December 1970
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
John Slezer, 1677-80, with later alterations. Ashlar-coped rubble wall with tall round-arched gateway and loopholes for artillery and muskets. Crenellated to N.
Listed Building Statement of Special Interest
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
The A Group comprises Batteries, Foog's Gate, Gatehouse, Governor's House, Great Hall, Lang Stairs, Military Prison, National War Museum, New Barracks, Old Guardhouse, Palace Block, Portcullis Gate, St Margaret's Chapel, Scottish National War Memorial, Telephone Kiosks, United Services Museum and Vaults, all within Edinburgh Castle, and in the Care of Historic Scotland. The origin of the name is unknown. A drawing by Slezer shows the wall crenellated to W and N. To the N of the Gate are 2 cisterns, one Greek cross plan, circa 1880, the other circular, by HM Office of Works, 1907.
Listed Building References
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
RCAHMS INVENTORY, EDINBURGH (1951) pp1-25. Gifford, McWilliam and Walker EDINBURGH (1984) p MacIvor EDINBURGH CASTLE (1993). https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/edinburgh-castle
