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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.
Craiglockhart Castle: Tower house 15th century Craiglockhart Castle was a square tower house, built in the 15th century by the Lockharts of Lee. [8] Only the vaulted ground floor and parts of the first floor remain. [9] Scheduled monument, [10] Craigmillar Castle: Keep & later ranges 14th–17th centuries
Edinburgh Castle measured 28,705 gross register tons, and was 747 feet (228 m) long with a beam of 84 feet (26 m). [2] She was powered by steam turbines, which drove twin propellers that gave her a service speed of 22 knots (25 mph). [2] She had a passenger capacity of 755—214 in first class and 541 in tourist class—and a crew of 400. [2] [3]
View over Edinburgh City Centre from Edinburgh Castle. Edinburgh is drained by the river named the Water of Leith, which rises at the Colzium Springs in the Pentland Hills and runs for 18 miles (29 km) through the south and west of the city, emptying into the Firth of Forth at Leith. [99]
Mons Meg is a medieval bombard in the collection of the Royal Armouries, on loan to Historic Environment Scotland and located at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. [1] It has a barrel diameter of 20 inches (510 mm), making it one of the largest cannons in the world by calibre.
Edinburgh rock or Edinburgh Castle rock is a traditional Scottish confection, and is quite distinct from conventional rock. It consists of sugar, water, cream of tartar , colourings and flavourings. It is formed into sticks, and has a soft and crumbly texture.
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Eidyn was the region around modern Edinburgh in Britain's sub-Roman and early medieval periods, approximately the 5th–7th centuries. It centred on the stronghold of Din Eidyn, thought to have been at Castle Rock, now the site of Edinburgh Castle, and apparently included much of the area below the Firth of Forth.