Crown Spire - Saint Giles Cathedral
by Yvonne Johnstone
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Crown Spire - Saint Giles Cathedral
Artist
Yvonne Johnstone
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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St.Giles' Cathedral Crown Spire is one of Edinburgh's most famous and distinctive landmarks.
Dendrochronological analysis completion dates the crown steeple to between 1460 - 1467.
The St Giles' steeple is unique among medieval crown steeples in being composed of eight buttresses: four springing from the corners and four springing from the centre of each side of the tower.
For the arrival into Edinburgh of Anne of Denmark in 1590, 21 weather vanes were added to the crests of the steeple; these were removed prior to 1800 and replacements were installed in 2005.
The steeple was repaired by John Mylne the Younger in 1648. Mylne added pinnacles half-way up the crests of the buttresses; he is also largely responsible for the present appearance of the central pinnacle and may have rebuilt the tower's traceried parapet.
The weathercock atop the central pinnacle was created by Alexander Anderson in 1667; it replaced an earlier weathercock of 1567 by Alexander Honeyman.
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June 10th, 2020
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