Pictures of Edinburgh Castle

The gallery contains photos of Edinburgh Castle taken from various vantage points and at different times of the day and year. Click on the thumbnails to see larger sized photographs of Edinburgh Castle. The picture size on average is 80kb.

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Edinburgh Castle from Salisbury Crags
The Castle taken from Johnston Terrace
Picture taken at dusk from Holyrood Park looking towards the Castle and the Hub
View towards Edinburgh Castle from Salisbury Crags on an early July morning
Another view towards the Castle from Salisbury Crags
The National Gallery of Scotland and Edinburgh Castle from North Bridge
Edinburgh panorama taken from Waverley Bridge
Ramsay Garden and part of the Castle from Calton Hill
Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket
Picture taken from Edinburgh Castle and the Balmoral Clock Tower on an early July morning
Picture of the One O'Clock Gun
Edinburgh Castle and the statue of Allan Ramsay from above the Floral Clock in West Princes Street Gardens
View towards the Castle from West Princes Street Gardens early in the morning
View towards the Castle from West Princes Street Gardens early in the morning
Picture of the Castle Rock and the Ross Fountain taken in the evening
The Castle Rock on a summer evening
Picture of West Princes Street Gardens and Castle taken in the evening
Edinburgh Castle at sunset from Salisbury Crags
Panorama with the Castle, Ramsay Garden and the National Galleries of Scotland from the Scott Monument
Picture taken from the Rooftop of the Tower Restaurant at the Museum of Scotland
The artillery in the Middle Ward at Edinburgh Castle on a busy summer day
Picture taken looking towards Calton Hill, Balmoral Hotel and Scott Monument from the Castle
Edinburgh Castle, Balmoral Hotel and Scott Monument from Calton Hill
The Ross Band Stand and Princes Street Gardens from Edinburgh Castle
One of the pictures of the artillery in the Middle Ward at Edinburgh Castle
Picture taken looking towards the Bank of Scotland, Ramsay Garden and St. Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile
Edinburgh Castle from Greyfriars Kirkyard
The Middle Ward from near St. Margaret's Chapel, the oldest building in Edinburgh Castle
The Dog Cemetery in the Castle, a small garden used as burial ground for officers' pets
Scott Monument from Edinburgh Castle
Mons Meg a huge siege gun now kept in the Castle
Picture taken looking along a canon towards Calton Hill
Preparations for the One o'Clock Gun that fires every day at 1pm sharp
Edinburgh Castle from Calton Hill in late morning on a December day

Pictures of Edinburgh Castle vaults and prison

The Prisons of War experience at Edinburgh Castle
Entrance to the Castle vaults
Sights and sounds part of the prisons experience
Vaults cell where prisoners used to be held
Doorway to Castle vaults
Boat handcrafted by prisoners in 18th century
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History of Edinburgh Castle A few snippets of historical information regarding Edinburgh Castle and the One o'Clock Gun.

Edinburgh Castle photography Tips for taking pictures from and of Edinburgh Castle.

Edinburgh Castle as wedding venue Information on using Scotland's number one castle as a wedding venue.

Pictures of Edinburgh Castle Picture gallery of Edinburgh's medieval fortress.

Attraction Details - Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Castle tourist information including opening times, directions, entrance fees, contact info.

Edinburgh Castle on the web Links to other web pages related to Edinburgh Castle.

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Hotels near Edinburgh Castle Ideas for accommodation close to the Castle.

Tour of Edinburgh Castle Best things to see on an Edinburgh Castle tour.

Edinburgh attractions and sightseeing All of the best attractions in Edinburgh plus pictures and sightseeing tips.

A visitor's tips for planning an Edinburgh holiday:

Origin of 'Edinburgh'

Tourists have problems with the name of Edinburgh. The most common writings include 'edinburg', 'edinborough', 'edimburgh', 'edinbourgh', 'ediburgh', 'edinbugh', 'edinboro', etc.

According to the Scottish Place Names dictionary, the name Edinburgh means 'Fort of the Rock Face'. The 'edin' part comes from Scottish Gaelic and means 'rock face', while 'burgh' comes from Old English meaning stronghold.

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