Divided into Old Town and New Town by the Water of Leith, the Edinburgh Castle sits on top an extinct volcano. With its darkened stone facades, Edinburgh oozes history, which is why it became a UNESCO ...

Scotland’s historic Edinburgh Castle may date back to the 12th century ... with their designs for a curvaceous green landscape with buildings hidden underneath. The winning design, called ...

The castle has been home to various royals ... (the oldest crown jewels in Britain), St. Margaret's Chapel (Edinburgh's oldest building), Mons Meg (considered one of the greatest guns in medieval ...

The castle has been home to various royals ... (the oldest crown jewels in Britain), St. Margaret's Chapel (Edinburgh's oldest building), Mons Meg (considered one of the greatest guns in medieval ...

Edinburgh has an incredible number of ancient buildings - many of them built over 500 years ago. 1. St Margaret’s Chapel, Edinburgh Castle Thought to have been completed in 1130 by King David in ...

Having stood for more than a thousand years, Edinburgh Castle and its historic buildings date back to the 11th century. St Margaret’s Chapel, a scenic backdrop for royal weddings across the ...

Ramparts and arrow-slit windows offer fabulous views all the way to Edinburgh Castle. The guidebook (£2.50) provides ample information on the building’s details and its occupants (Mary Queen of ...

Ever since, the spot where Edinburgh Castle now stands has been a key point on the map through time. Most of the buildings which form the Edinburgh Castle which you can see today were created in ...

The buildings covered vital spring water that ... higher than a proposed collecting tank at Castlehill, near the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, meaning the water could travel by gravitation.

Within the Castle are multiple smaller attractions, including the twelfth century St Margaret’s Chapel, reputedly the oldest building in Edinburgh, and the ‘Crown Square’ of Royal palaces ...