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Geotechnical & Environmental Engineering : Edinburgh Castle

LOCATION: Edinburgh
CLIENT: Historic Scotland
STATUS: Ongoing

Edinburgh Castle located in the heart of Edinburgh city centre, is one of Scotland’s most recognisable landmarks and dominates the Edinburgh skyline.  The Castle has a high daily volume of pedestrian traffic on the footpaths around all sides of the Castle Rock as well as vehicle traffic on the southern side and frequent rail use on the north western side.  Natural weathering of the basaltic plug on which the Castle sits has resulted in rockfalls throughout the site’s history.  Fairhurst provide consultancy services to Historic Scotland to manage the ongoing risk from rockfall whilst placing significant emphasis on protecting the aesthetics of this historic structure.

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