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Edinburgh [a] is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of ...
Edinburgh, showing Arthur's Seat, one of the earliest known sites of human habitation in the area. While the area around modern-day Edinburgh has been inhabited for thousands of years, [1] the history of Edinburgh as a definite settlement can be traced to the early Middle Ages when a hillfort was established in the area, most likely on the Castle Rock.
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.
View of Arthur's Seat from Edinburgh Castle. This article is a timeline of the history of Edinburgh, Scotland, up to the present day.It traces its rise from an early hill fort and later royal residence to the bustling city and capital of Scotland that it is today.
New Town, Edinburgh (Edinburgh) The New Town is a central area of Edinburgh , the capital of Scotland. It was built in stages between 1767 and around 1850, and retains much of its original neo-classical and Georgian period architecture.
Edinburgh University Mountaineering Club at the cairn on Ciste Dhubh, 1964. Student sport at Edinburgh consists of clubs covering the more traditional rugby, football, rowing and judo, to the more unconventional korfball, gliding and mountaineering. In 2021, the university had over 65 sports clubs run by Edinburgh University Sports Union (EUSU ...
The City of Edinburgh Council (Scottish Gaelic: Comhairle Baile Dhùn Èideann) is the local government authority covering the City of Edinburgh council area. Almost half of the council area is the built-up area of Edinburgh , capital of Scotland .
Edinburgh (from Salisbury Crags) by William Crozier, a painter associated with The Edinburgh School Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, 2010 David Hume, Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist born in Edinburgh in 1711