Edinburgh, 6-8 Castle Street
Office (19th Century), Terrace (19th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, 6-8 Castle Street
Classification Office (19th Century), Terrace (19th Century)
Canmore ID 113917
Site Number NT27SW 444
NGR NT 24958 73795
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/113917
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Project (1997)
The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (http://www.pmsa.org.uk/) set up a National Recording Project in 1997 with the aim of making a survey of public monuments and sculpture in Britain ranging from medieval monuments to the most contemporary works. Information from the Edinburgh project was added to the RCAHMS database in October 2010 and again in 2012.
The PMSA (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association) Edinburgh Sculpture Project has been supported by Eastern Photocolour, Edinburgh College of Art, the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, Historic Scotland, the Hope Scott Trust, The Old Edinburgh Club, the Pilgrim Trust, the RCAHMS, and the Scottish Archive Network.
Field Visit (25 June 2002)
Two coats of arms between first floor windows.
South [Arms of America]: shield on cartouche decorated with two rows of stars (upper 7, lower 6), top, and six vertical stripes below. Above is a helmet with closed visor surmounted by winged beast [eagle with head, missing.]
North [Arms of Scotland]: shield on cartouche decorated with lion rampant. Above is a helmet with closed barred visor surmounted by a lion sejant holding a sword and a sceptre.
Both coats of arms are surrounded by foliage.
Inspected By : T.S.
Inscriptions : None
Signatures : None
Design period : 1889
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0490)