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The Citadel Arch at Johnston Street is a defensive fortification structure located in Edinburgh, Midlothian. The arch forms part of the Citadel, a seventeenth-century military stronghold constructed to defend Edinburgh following the English occupation during the Cromwellian period. Built in the 1650s under English military direction, the structure demonstrates the engineering practices of Civil War fortification design, featuring the characteristic stonework of mid-seventeenth-century defensive architecture. The arch survives as a significant material remnant of Edinburgh's military history and the broader context of Scottish defensive building during the Commonwealth period.
Edinburgh,Citadel Arch at Johnston Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2993. View the official record →
The Citadel Arch at Johnston Street is a defensive fortification structure located in Edinburgh, Midlothian. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2993.
Edinburgh,Citadel Arch at Johnston Street is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM2993.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Liberton, standing stone, E end of Ravenswood Avenue (6.3 km), Hanging Stanes,gallows bases,Braid Road (6.4 km), Home Farm,enclosure 300m ENE of (7.3 km).
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