. The baronial and ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland. ANTIQUITIES OF SCOTLAND 93 Craigmillar Castle U^. EARLY every stranger visiting Edinburgh, as well as everyinhabitant of the town, must have seen this old fortifiedmansion, if not on a near approach and inspection, at leastin observing how its brown ruins dignify the summit of along slope of wooded eminence rising out of the greatvalley between Arthur Seat and the Pentland Hills. It maybe a disputed matter whether a castellated edifice is seen to greatestadvantage starting straight from the edge of a precipice, or formingin itself the
. The baronial and ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland. ANTIQUITIES OF SCOTLAND 93 Craigmillar Castle U^. EARLY every stranger visiting Edinburgh, as well as everyinhabitant of the town, must have seen this old fortifiedmansion, if not on a near approach and inspection, at leastin observing how its brown ruins dignify the summit of along slope of wooded eminence rising out of the greatvalley between Arthur Seat and the Pentland Hills. It maybe a disputed matter whether a castellated edifice is seen to greatestadvantage starting straight from the edge of a precipice, or formingin itself the only abrupt elevation, and crowning, like Craigmillar,a gentle but dignified ascent. There can be little doubt that if inthe former instance the united effect of edifice and rock appears more grand,viewing the building alone, the latter is more calculated to raise its dignity,since the elevation is not in itself an object calculated to excite awe, save inas far as it ministers to the majesty of the edifice which it lifts above theplain. The hill on which this castle stands is profusely planted with youn
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