Edinburgh Castle

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Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. From the 15th century, the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as a military garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over the past century and a half.

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  • Battle of Roslin 1303
    battle
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    battle
  • Battle of Boroughmuir 1335
    Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, battle
  • Cleanse the Causeway 1520
    battle
  • Battle of Linlithgow Bridge 1526
    battle
  • Battle of Pinkie 1547
    battle
  • Siege of Haddington 1548
    siege
  • Siege of Leith 1560
    siege
  • Battle of Carberry Hill 1567
    battle
  • Battle of Inverkeithing 1651
    Commonwealth of England, Kingdom of Scotland, battle
  • Battle of Rullion Green 1666
    battle
  • Skirmish of Dunfermline 1715
    skirmish
  • Battle of Prestonpans 1745
    Jacobitism, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle
  • Battle of the River Forth 1939
    Nazi Germany, United Kingdom, battle
  • Argyle Battery, Edinburgh Castle
    artillery battery
  • Artillery Fortifications, Inchkeith
    artillery battery
  • Balgonie Castle, artillery fortification
    artillery battery
  • Braefoot Point Battery
    artillery battery
  • Charles Hill, Monks' Cave storehouse, military camp and battery
    artillery battery, military base
  • Crombie anti-aircraft battery
    artillery battery
  • Dalmeny Battery
    artillery battery
  • Downing Point, battery and camp 100m S of 22 The Inches
    artillery battery, military base
  • Edinburgh Castle, Butts Battery
    artillery battery
  • Edinburgh Castle, Dury's Battery
    artillery battery
  • Edinburgh Castle, Forewall Battery
    artillery battery
  • Edinburgh Castle, Half Moon Battery
    artillery battery
  • Edinburgh Castle, Low Defence
    artillery battery
  • Edinburgh Castle, Mills Mount Battery
    artillery battery
  • Hound Point Battery, 150m W of Fishery Cottage
    artillery battery
  • Leith Links, artillery mounds
    artillery battery
  • Liberton Battery, anti-aircraft battery 100m E of Liberton Kennels
    anti-aircraft battery
  • Downing Point Battery 1914
    artillery battery
  • Braefoot Battery 1915
    artillery battery
  • 16, 17, 18 West Preston Street, Edinburgh
    air-raid shelter
  • 33 East Port, Dunfermline
    air-raid shelter
  • 79, 81, 83, 85, 87 St Stephen Street, Edinburgh
    air-raid shelter
  • Alderston House - Lothian Region, Alternative Standby Headquarters
    Lothian Regional Council, civil defense center
  • Barnton Quarry
    Royal Air Force station, bunker, quarry
  • Burgh Chambers, 15 Seaview Place, Bo'Ness
    air-raid shelter
  • Craigiehall Anti-Aircraft Operations Room
    blockhouse, bunker, command center
  • Edinburgh City Control
    City of Edinburgh Council, civil defense center
  • Edinburgh R4 ROTOR Sector Operations Command headquarters
    ROTOR R4 bunker
  • Edinburgh Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters
    Royal Observer Corps, bunker
  • Kirknewton Regional War Room
    bunker
  • Pollock Institute of Physical Education Psychology, Pleasance, Edinburgh
    air-raid shelter, sports institute
  • Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station, Shrub Place Lane, Leith Walk, Edinburgh
    air-raid shelter
  • South Queensferry Air Raid Shelter
    air-raid shelter
  • Vogrie House - Midlothian Alternative Standby Headquarters
    Midlothian Council, civil defense center
  • Balgonie Castle
    castle, tripadvisor
  • Blackness Castle
    Historic Environment Scotland, castle, tripadvisor
  • Byres Castle
    bastle house, tripadvisor
  • Cairns Castle
    tower house, tripadvisor
  • Carberry Tower
    castle, tripadvisor
  • Dalhousie Castle
    castle, tripadvisor
  • Dalkeith Palace
    castle, palace, tripadvisor
  • Dirleton Castle
    Historic Environment Scotland, tower house, tripadvisor
  • Dundas Castle
    tower house, tripadvisor
  • Dunfermline Palace
    Historic Environment Scotland, castle, tripadvisor
  • Linlithgow Palace
    castle, tripadvisor
  • Midhope Castle
    tower house, tripadvisor
  • Preston Tower
    tower house, tripadvisor
  • Seton Castle
    castle, tripadvisor
  • Edinburgh Castle 1200
    Historic Environment Scotland, archaeological site, building complex, castle, museum, tourist attraction, tripadvisor
  • Craigmillar Castle 1300
    Historic Environment Scotland, castle, tripadvisor
  • Roslin Castle 1305
    castle, tripadvisor
  • Borthwick Castle 1430
    tower house, tripadvisor
  • Ravenscraig Castle 1460
    castle, tripadvisor
  • Niddry Castle 1500
    tower house, tripadvisor
  • Seafield Tower 1542
    tower house, tripadvisor
  • Leith Fort
    barracks, fort
  • Naval And Military Museum, Edinburgh Castle
    military museum, tripadvisor
  • National War Museum 1933
    military museum, national museum, tripadvisor
  • HMY Britannia 1953
    museum ship, preserved watercraft, royal yacht, tripadvisor
  • Military Museum Scotland 2017
    military museum, tripadvisor
  • HMS Bayonet
    Net-class boom defence vessel, boom defence vessel, shipwreck
  • HMS Ivanhoe
    naval trawler, shipwreck
  • HMS Campania 1914
    seaplane tender, shipwreck
  • USS Stockton 1917
    Caldwell-class destroyer, Town-class destroyer, destroyer, shipwreck
  • Tally Toor 1810
    Martello tower
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View of Edinburgh Castle (2024)View of Edinburgh Castle (2024)
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Photograph of Edinburgh Castle from the Grass Market circa 1865 and 1885Photograph of Edinburgh Castle from the Grass Market circa 1865 and 1885
Edinburgh Castle seen from Princes Street GardensEdinburgh Castle seen from Princes Street Gardens
Edinburgh Castle and the main gate from the EsplanadeEdinburgh Castle and the main gate from the Esplanade
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TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
eventarmed conflict596Battle of RaithAngles, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1303Battle of RoslinbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1332Battle of Wester KinghornbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1335Battle of BoroughmuirKingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1520Cleanse the CausewaybattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1526Battle of Linlithgow BridgebattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1547Battle of PinkiebattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1548Siege of HaddingtonsiegeWikidata
eventarmed conflict1560Siege of LeithsiegeWikidata
eventarmed conflict1567Battle of Carberry HillbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1651Battle of InverkeithingCommonwealth of England, Kingdom of Scotland, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1666Battle of Rullion GreenbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1715Skirmish of DunfermlineskirmishWikidata
eventarmed conflict1745Battle of PrestonpansJacobitism, Kingdom of Great Britain, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1939Battle of the River ForthNazi Germany, United Kingdom, battleWikidata
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organisationfactory1918Burntisland Shipbuilding Companybusiness, shipbuilding, shipyardWikidata
organisationshipbuilding company1877Ramage & Fergusonshipbuilding companyWikidata
organisationshipbuilding company1918Henry Robbshipbuilding, shipbuilding companyWikidata
siteartillery batteryArgyle Battery, Edinburgh Castleartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryArtillery Fortifications, Inchkeithartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryBalgonie Castle, artillery fortificationartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryBraefoot Point Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryCharles Hill, Monks' Cave storehouse, military camp and batteryartillery battery, military baseWikidata
siteartillery batteryCrombie anti-aircraft batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryDalmeny Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryDowning Point, battery and camp 100m S of 22 The Inchesartillery battery, military baseWikidata
siteartillery batteryEdinburgh Castle, Butts Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryEdinburgh Castle, Dury's Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryEdinburgh Castle, Forewall Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryEdinburgh Castle, Half Moon Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryEdinburgh Castle, Low Defenceartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryEdinburgh Castle, Mills Mount Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryHound Point Battery, 150m W of Fishery Cottageartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryLeith Links, artillery moundsartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryLiberton Battery, anti-aircraft battery 100m E of Liberton Kennelsanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
siteartillery battery1914Downing Point Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery battery1915Braefoot Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
sitebunker16, 17, 18 West Preston Street, Edinburghair-raid shelterWikidata
sitebunker33 East Port, Dunfermlineair-raid shelterWikidata
sitebunker79, 81, 83, 85, 87 St Stephen Street, Edinburghair-raid shelterWikidata
sitebunkerAlderston House - Lothian Region, Alternative Standby HeadquartersLothian Regional Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerBarnton QuarryRoyal Air Force station, bunker, quarryWikidata
sitebunkerBurgh Chambers, 15 Seaview Place, Bo'Nessair-raid shelterWikidata
sitebunkerCraigiehall Anti-Aircraft Operations Roomblockhouse, bunker, command centerWikidata
sitebunkerEdinburgh City ControlCity of Edinburgh Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerEdinburgh R4 ROTOR Sector Operations Command headquartersROTOR R4 bunkerWikidata
sitebunkerEdinburgh Royal Observer Corps Group HeadquartersRoyal Observer Corps, bunkerWikidata
sitebunkerKirknewton Regional War RoombunkerWikidata
sitebunkerPollock Institute of Physical Education Psychology, Pleasance, Edinburghair-raid shelter, sports instituteWikidata
sitebunkerShrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station, Shrub Place Lane, Leith Walk, Edinburghair-raid shelterWikidata
sitebunkerSouth Queensferry Air Raid Shelterair-raid shelterWikidata
sitebunkerVogrie House - Midlothian Alternative Standby HeadquartersMidlothian Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitecastleBalgonie Castlecastle, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastleBlackness CastleHistoric Environment Scotland, castle, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastleByres Castlebastle house, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastleCairns Castletower house, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastleCarberry Towercastle, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastleDalhousie Castlecastle, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastleDalkeith Palacecastle, palace, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastleDirleton CastleHistoric Environment Scotland, tower house, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastleDundas Castletower house, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastleDunfermline PalaceHistoric Environment Scotland, castle, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastleLinlithgow Palacecastle, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastleMidhope Castletower house, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastlePreston Towertower house, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastleSeton Castlecastle, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastle1200Edinburgh CastleHistoric Environment Scotland, archaeological site, building complex, castle, museum, tourist attraction, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastle1300Craigmillar CastleHistoric Environment Scotland, castle, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastle1305Roslin Castlecastle, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastle1430Borthwick Castletower house, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastle1460Ravenscraig Castlecastle, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastle1500Niddry Castletower house, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastle1542Seafield Towertower house, tripadvisorWikidata
sitefortLeith Fortbarracks, fortWikidata
sitemuseumNaval And Military Museum, Edinburgh Castlemilitary museum, tripadvisorWikidata
sitemuseum1933National War Museummilitary museum, national museum, tripadvisorWikidata
sitemuseum1953HMY Britanniamuseum ship, preserved watercraft, royal yacht, tripadvisorWikidata
sitemuseum2017Military Museum Scotlandmilitary museum, tripadvisorWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS BayonetNet-class boom defence vessel, boom defence vessel, shipwreckWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS Ivanhoenaval trawler, shipwreckWikidata
siteshipwreck1914HMS Campaniaseaplane tender, shipwreckWikidata
siteshipwreck1917USS StocktonCaldwell-class destroyer, Town-class destroyer, destroyer, shipwreckWikidata
sitetower1810Tally ToorMartello towerWikidata
commonsimageEdinburgh Castle Commons
commonsimageView of Edinburgh Castle (2024) Commons
commonsimageEdinburgh castle 2 Commons
commonsimageThe Castle of Edinburgh Commons
commonsimage+1093 wurd die Burg erstmals urkundlich erwähnt. 14 Commons
commonsimagePhotograph of Edinburgh Castle from the Grass Market circa 1865 and 1885 Commons
commonsimageEdinburgh Castle seen from Princes Street Gardens Commons
commonsimageEdinburgh Castle and the main gate from the Esplanade Commons
commonsimageMain gate of Edinburgh Castle Commons
commonsimageEdinburgh Castle. Commons