- When the 1707 Act of Union joined Scotland and England, the Scottish Crown, Sceptre, and Sword were brought to Edinburgh Castle and locked in a heavy chest.
- Edinburgh Castle—with its fortress walls, cobbled promenades, and winding stone steps—has loomed over Scotland 's capital city for more than 1,000 years.
- Archway within Edinburgh Castle. The majority of buildings in the castle are from the c17-c18th, when it was reborn as a military garrison.
- Edinburgh Castle is a world famous icon of Scotland and part of the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site.
- One of the most exciting areas in Edinburgh Castle is the Crown Room, where you can see The Honours of Scotland; the crown, the sceptre, and the sword.
- No such action has been seen at Edinburgh castle since. The castle now serves as a military station and is home to the Scottish National War Memorial.
- Edinburgh Castle became a tourist attraction and was open to visitors circa 1833. It is now one of the world’s most visited attractions in the UK.
- It has withstood wars and outbreaks of plague. Indeed, no other building in Britain can claim to have been besieged as many times as Edinburgh Castle.
- The most besieged place in Britain, Edinburgh Castle has stood proud over the Scottish capital for 900 years. Here we tell the full Edinburgh Castle history.
- Edinburgh Castle is the one of the most definitive landmarks in the United Kingdom and the most popular paid-for tourist attraction in Scotland.