Edinburgh Castle
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| Address | Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NG, UK |
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| Hours | Open ⋅ Closes 6PM |
| Owners | Scottish Parliament |
| Parish | Edinburgh |
| Function | Castle |
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| Did you know | The Royal Mile ends at the Edinburgh Castle. |
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| ID | 734686 |
About Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age, although the nature of the early settlement is unclear.
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Scottish ceremony sees King Charles tread a thin line
... " Sir Thomas, the Lord Lyon King of Arms, described how the Crown Jewels, also known as the Honours of Scotland, had been borne from Edinburgh Castle to the cathedral in " a procession of glittering splendour"...
King Charles to receive Scottish crown jewels
... Before the service the crown jewels will be brought from Edinburgh Castle to St Giles in a procession down the Royal Mile involving about 100 people from various aspects of Scottish life...
Edinburgh rehearsals held ahead of King Charles visit
... Afterwards there will be a gun salute at Edinburgh Castle and a flypast by the Red Arrows...
King Charles to receive new sword at Scottish ceremony
... A people s procession of about 100 community groups will collect The Honours from Edinburgh Castle and take them to the nearby cathedral...
Dad completes 1,000 days of toy car photos around the UK
... It started as a lockdown project in 2020 but he caught the bug and it turned into a three-year project capturing images of his son s Hot Wheels miniature cars in locations from Edinburgh Castle to Buckingham Palace...
Thousands join march for Scottish independence
... Earlier in the week Mr Salmond said Police Scotland should have staged a " standoff" outside Edinburgh Castle to prevent the Stone of Destiny from being moved to London for the Coronation...
Stone of Destiny heads south for coronation
...The Stone of Destiny has left Edinburgh Castle for the first time in more than 25 years as it heads to London for the Coronation of King Charles III...
Edinburgh Festival fireworks to end after 40 years
... The 45-minute show from Edinburgh Castle, which began in 1982, usually attracts more than 250,000 spectators...
Thousands join march for Scottish independence
Thousands of Scottish independence campaigners marched through The Streets of Glasgow during The Coronation .
The Event , organised by All Under One Banner, culminated in a rally in Glasgow Green where ex-First Minister Alex Salmond addressed The Crowd .
Other speakers included SNP MP Joanna Cherry and party leadership candidate Ash Regan .
Traffic was brought to a standstill as the saltire-waving supporters set off from Kelvingrove Park in The West end.
At The Rally Mr Salmond told The Crowd : " The Independent Scotland we seek will be based on equality not aristocracy and on human talent and ability not entitlement of birth.
" We Are not looking backwards with Britain But forwards to a better Scotland"
SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes was also scheduled to speak But on Saturday due to flu.
Organisers that More Than 20,000 people took part in The March .
In the independence referendum in 2014, Scotland voted against becoming an independent country by.
Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had said she wanted a vote to take place on 19 October this year.
But last November The The Scottish Government cannot hold an independence referendum without the UK government's consent.
Since becoming First Minister , Humza Yousaf has demanded a Section 30 order - to allow another referendum - But that has not been accepted by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak .
Earlier in the week Mr Salmond said Police Scotland should have staged a " standoff" outside Edinburgh Castle to prevent The Stone of Destiny from being moved to London for The Coronation .
He Said such a move could have been used as a bargaining tool in The Push for a second independence referendum.
The Stone was taken to London last week after First Minister Humza Yousaf attended a ceremony during which it was removed from its Resting Place at The Castle .
The Stone has been used to crown monarchs of Scotland, and later the UK, in a tradition dating back centuries.
But Mr Yousaf dismissed the suggestion of involving The Police , and said it would have " not been The Right thing to do".
Meanwhile, Our Republic, which campaigns for an elected head of state, is staging a protest in Edinburgh.
The Event on Calton Hill includes speeches from Scottish Government minister and Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater , as well as SNP MP Tommy Sheppard and Green MSP Maggie Chapman .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
