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icon for CASTLE02Edinburgh Castle Updated: 2001-08-09 10:37:32
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Author: Patrick Audley
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Edinburgh Castle

Perched high on an extinct volcanic outcrop, Edinburgh Castle dominates the capital’s skyline with stunning views across the World Heritage listed Old and New Towns, and out to the Firth of Forth. Men may first have stood on the castle rock some 8000 years ago when Stone-Age hunters and gatherers appeared in the densely-wooded and boggy landscape. Since then the rock and its castle have witnessed Scotland’s rich tapestry of history from the Romans besieging Angles, from the birth of James VI, the king who would unite nations, to Oliver Cromwell’s Roundheads and the Jacobite Risings. As a Royal Castle it has been a residence of Scotland’s Kings and Queens. Every occupant modified or added to the original structure, so that today it is a rich architectural mixture of palace, fortress, barracks, chapel and war memorial. With many sights to see, from the giant medieval siege gun Mons Meg to the room where Mary Queen of Scots gave birth to James VI and I, Edinburgh Castle offers an absorbing mixture of entertainment and education.
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  Elizabeth in the courtyard  
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  Views from Prince Street  
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  Views inside the courtyard  
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  Views inside the courtyard 3  
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  View at night from Princes St  
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Authour: icon for elizabethElizabeth Farrell
Created On: 2001-09-25 15:19:36
Oh wow--I didn’t know your great grandmother was Scottish!! :)
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Created On: 2001-09-24 07:53:28
Does Patrick feel a slight umbilical twinge at being in Edinburgh? His Great Grand-Mother was born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland. She met her true love after the turn of the century. Patrick’s Great Grand-Father was born and raised in Manchester, Enland.
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