Edinburgh Castle
E27571
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress dominating the skyline of Scotland’s capital, renowned as a former royal residence, military stronghold, and one of the country’s most visited tourist attractions.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edinburgh Castle canonical | 103 |
| Edinburgh Castle complex | 6 |
| Crown Room, Edinburgh Castle | 5 |
| Edinburgh Castle fortifications | 1 |
| Great Hall (Edinburgh Castle) | 1 |
| Great Hall, Edinburgh Castle | 1 |
| Royal Palace, Edinburgh Castle | 1 |
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessedVia | Royal Mile ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture with later additions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
David I of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
King David I of Scotland
|
| besieged | multiple times between 13th and 18th centuries ⓘ |
| builtOn | extinct volcanic plug ⓘ |
| capturedBy | English forces in 1296 ⓘ |
| climate | temperate maritime (oceanic) ⓘ |
| contains |
Argyle Battery
ⓘ
Crown Square ⓘ Esplanade ⓘ Foog’s Gate ⓘ Great Hall ⓘ Half Moon Battery ⓘ Honours of Scotland ⓘ Mons Meg cannon ⓘ National War Museum of Scotland ⓘ One O’Clock Gun ⓘ Portcullis Gate ⓘ Royal Palace ⓘ Scottish National War Memorial ⓘ St Margaret’s Chapel ⓘ Stone of Destiny ⓘ |
| coordinates | 55.9486°N 3.1999°W ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| earliestHumanOccupation | at least the Iron Age ⓘ |
| earliestRecordedFortification | 7th century ⓘ |
| featuredOn | Scottish currency and stamps ⓘ |
| garrisonFunctionReduced | late 19th century ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Category A listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| hosts | Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo ⓘ |
| houses |
Scottish Crown Jewels
ⓘ
Stone of Destiny ⓘ
surface form:
Stone of Scone
|
| knownFor |
dominating the skyline of Edinburgh
ⓘ
former royal residence ⓘ major tourist attraction ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Edinburgh city centre ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Castle Rock ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| material | local stone ⓘ |
| near | Grassmarket ⓘ |
| officialLanguageContext | English ⓘ |
| oldestBuildingOnSite | St Margaret’s Chapel ⓘ |
| OneOClockGunFirstFired | 1861 ⓘ |
| OneOClockGunPurpose | time signal for ships in the Firth of Forth ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Princes Street Gardens ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Scottish Government
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Ministers
|
| partOf |
Old Town of Edinburgh
ⓘ
surface form:
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
|
| primaryFunctionToday | tourist attraction and ceremonial site ⓘ |
| recapturedBy | Scottish forces in 1314 ⓘ |
| regionalLanguageContext | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| roleIn |
First War of Scottish Independence
ⓘ
surface form:
Wars of Scottish Independence
|
| Royal Edinburgh Military TattooLocation | Esplanade ⓘ |
| significantConstructionPhase | reign of David I (12th century) ⓘ |
| St Margaret’s ChapelDate | early 12th century ⓘ |
| symbolOf | Scottish national identity ⓘ |
| timeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| usedAs |
armoury
ⓘ
military garrison ⓘ national monument ⓘ prison for prisoners of war in the 18th and 19th centuries ⓘ royal residence ⓘ state prison ⓘ |
| visitorNumbers | over 2 million visitors per year (approximate, pre‑2020) ⓘ |
Referenced by (118)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Royal Scots Regimental Museum
subject surface form:
Mary of Guelders
subject surface form:
Central Scotland
subject surface form:
Edinburgh
subject surface form:
Crown of Scotland
this entity surface form:
Crown Room, Edinburgh Castle
subject surface form:
Crown of Scotland
this entity surface form:
Edinburgh Castle complex
subject surface form:
Mons Meg
subject surface form:
Mons Meg
subject surface form:
Mons Meg
this entity surface form:
Edinburgh Castle fortifications
this entity surface form:
Crown Room, Edinburgh Castle