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... 106 KB (12,385 words) - 15:07, 1 May 2024 |
This stronghold is believed to have been located at Castle Rock, now the site of Edinburgh Castle. A siege of Din Eidyn by Oswald, king of the Angles... 208 KB (18,362 words) - 11:35, 8 May 2024 |
Castle Rock (Scottish Gaelic: Creag a' Chaisteil, IPA:[ˈkʰʲɾʲekˈaˈxaʃtʰʲɪl]) is a volcanic plug in the middle of Edinburgh upon which Edinburgh Castle... 3 KB (283 words) - 19:53, 3 April 2024 |
teams on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle in the capital of Scotland. The event is held each August as one of the Edinburgh Festivals. The term tattoo... 19 KB (2,180 words) - 11:51, 5 January 2024 |
Edinburgh Castle, an estate and now ruined great house in Saint Ann, was built by Jamaica's earliest recorded serial killer, Lewis Hutchinson. It had two... 5 KB (310 words) - 03:59, 27 July 2023 |
Edinburgh Castle Rock may refer to: Edinburgh Castle sits on a volcanic plug called Castle Rock Edinburgh rock, a Scottish confection sometimes known... 203 bytes (60 words) - 09:27, 28 December 2019 |
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress in Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh Castle may also refer to: Edinburgh Castle, Jamaica, a plantation house Edinburgh... 304 bytes (67 words) - 09:12, 5 August 2018 |
Lauriston Castle is a 16th-century tower house with 19th-century extensions overlooking the Firth of Forth, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies on Cramond... 10 KB (1,074 words) - 19:29, 22 August 2023 |
Edinburgh rock or Edinburgh Castle rock is a traditional Scottish confection, and is quite distinct from conventional rock. It consists of sugar, water... 3 KB (242 words) - 20:37, 26 April 2024 |
Royal Mile (redirect from Castlehill, Edinburgh) Mile (Edinburgh) Castle to Holyrood(house)". The Royal Mile runs between two significant locations in the royal history of Scotland: Edinburgh Castle and... 18 KB (2,199 words) - 17:51, 10 April 2024 |
Arthur's Seat (redirect from Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh) the east of the city centre, about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of Edinburgh Castle. The hill rises above the city to a height of 250.5 m (822 ft), provides... 20 KB (2,306 words) - 15:40, 9 May 2024 |
the Castle Rock, or Arthur's Seat or the Calton Hill. During the time of the Gododdin, the territory of Lothian came to be recognized, with Edinburgh as... 68 KB (8,328 words) - 00:47, 12 May 2024 |
Edinburgh Castle was a Union-Castle Line steam ocean liner and refrigerated cargo ship that was launched in 1910 and sunk in 1945. In peacetime she was... 9 KB (707 words) - 18:41, 3 November 2023 |
Craigmillar Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is three miles (4.8 km) south-east of the city centre, on a low hill to the... 23 KB (2,960 words) - 23:17, 27 March 2024 |
period architecture. Its best known street is Princes Street, facing Edinburgh Castle and the Old Town across the geological depression of the former Nor... 28 KB (3,421 words) - 23:30, 1 April 2024 |
John Chisholm brought guns from Edinburgh Castle. William Kirkcaldy of Grange was made keeper of the castle. Dunbar Castle was finally slighted by order... 22 KB (3,036 words) - 15:45, 17 March 2024 |
(d.1265), and Margaret de Somery. In 1291, he was made Governor of Edinburgh Castle. He was created 1st Baron Basset of Drayton in 1295. Ralph Basset was... 3 KB (308 words) - 04:22, 29 August 2022 |
English to sack Leith and Edinburgh, and the city was burnt on 7 May. However, the Scottish artillery within Edinburgh Castle harassed the English forces... 39 KB (5,090 words) - 15:17, 7 May 2024 |
the Scots)), attributed to Turgot of Durham, Margaret died at Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1093, merely days after receiving the news of her... 25 KB (2,775 words) - 21:55, 9 May 2024 |
Honours of Scotland (category Edinburgh Castle) by Scottish monarchs at their coronation. Kept in the Crown Room in Edinburgh Castle, they date from the 15th and 16th centuries, and are the oldest surviving... 37 KB (4,425 words) - 21:43, 4 March 2024 |
The town of Berwick-upon-Tweed and its castle were captured and the English army briefly occupied Edinburgh. These events followed the signing of the... 37 KB (4,795 words) - 16:28, 11 May 2024 |
drama, film, and Scottish 'piping and dancing' on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, a structure that was followed in subsequent years. The Festival has... 30 KB (3,289 words) - 23:49, 2 May 2024 |