Edinburgh Castle

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General and history

You can buy tickets for Edinburgh Castle online (for fast track entry).

Official Edinburgh Castle page
The official Edinburgh Castle page from Historic Scotland with opening time, entrance fees, etc.

Edinburgh Castle tour
Feature page on the 'Tour of the City of Edinburgh' section of the Department of Geography at the University of Edinburgh.

History of Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Brief and well organised history of Edinburgh Castle from 850 BC to 1707 AD.

Edinburgh Castle history
Comprehensive history of Edinburgh Castle from Rampant Scotland.

One O'Clock Gun, Edinburgh Castle
Comprehensive history of the One O'Clock Gun from Rampant Scotland.

Edinburgh Castle virtual tour
Comprehensive feature page from Undiscovered Scotland. Includes pictures, history and descriptions of Edinburgh Castle.

Tour Planning - Scottish Castles and Edinburgh Castle
Travel planning services with daily itineraries for tourists wishing to visit Edinburgh Castle as part of a longer castle tour around Scotland and other parts of Britain.

Pictures and panoramas

Panorama of Edinburgh Castle
CamVista's 180 degrees panorama of the Castle and Edinburgh's Skyline.

Edinburgh Castle photos and scans
A huge collections of modern pictures of Edinburgh castle as well as old postcards, prints, engravings, aerial views.

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All Edinburgh Castle articles:

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.

Photos 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.

Also see:

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.

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Beautiful Photos from Edinburgh

Classic Edinburgh Old Town view from above Princes Mall on Princes Street. Photo #G4480

Picture of the Balmoral Hotel and the Duke of Wellington statue in front of Register House at the East End of Princes Street in Edinburgh. Photo #G3523

Beautifully coloured panorama of Edinburgh Old Town, the Castle and the Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill at sunset. Photo #G4497

Origin of 'Edinburgh'

Tourists have problems with the name of Edinburgh. There are hundreds of ways people write it and the most common writings include 'edinburg', 'edinborough', 'edimburgh', 'edinbourgh', 'ediburgh', 'edinbugh', 'edinboro', 'edingburgh', 'edinbrugh', 'edimburg', 'edinburugh', 'edingurgh', 'edinbrough', 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.

Some more obscure (and quite funny) ways of writing Edinburgh include: edinburough, edingburg, edinbourg, edinburh, edinurgh, edenburg, edinbough, edinbourough, edinbrgh, edingborough, edenburgh, edinberg, edinborgh, edinborugh, edinburge, edinburhg, edingbourgh, etc.

Edinburgh is spelt Edimburgo in Spanish and Italian and Édimbourg in French.

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