Edinburgh
Scotland's main city
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, located on the eastern coast.
The city divides into the medieval Old Town and the Georgian New Town, both UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Edinburgh hosts the world's largest annual arts festival and is home to the Scottish Parliament.
We spent a week in Edinburgh exploring the castle and Royal Mile.
Patterned clan fabric
- bagpipesDroning wind instrument
- kiltWrapped Highland garment
- HighlandsNamed elevated regions
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
thistle · haggis · whisky · clan · Burns Night · ceilidh · St. Andrew · Scotch
Of the Middle Ages
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- VictorianOf a prim era
- cobblestonesRounded paving stones
- closesBrings to an end
Mary Queen of Scots · Jacobite · Burke and Hare · vaults · plague · tenements · reformation
Scottish Enlightenment philosopher
- Adam SmithClassical economics founder
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- reasonBasis or justification
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
university · intellectual · science · medicine · economics · publishing · debating societies · rationalism
Original settlement area preserved
- HolyroodScottish seat of government
- StockbridgeBerkshire County municipality
- PortobelloEdinburgh's beachfront neighborhood
Eighth calendar month
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- performancesStaged artistic presentations
- theatreArt of staged performance
- buskersPublic space entertainers
venues · Film Festival · tickets · programme · spectacle
Heavily defended military structure
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
- esplanadePaved waterfront walking area
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- Stone of DestinyScottish royal inauguration block
tartan
Patterned clan fabric
Gaelic · thistle · haggis · whisky · clan · Burns Night · ceilidh · St. Andrew · Scotch · Hogmanay
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- VictorianOf a prim era
- cobblestonesRounded paving stones
closes · Mary Queen of Scots · Jacobite · Burke and Hare · vaults · plague · tenements · reformation
David Hume
Scottish Enlightenment philosopher
- Adam SmithClassical economics founder
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- reasonBasis or justification
empiricism · university · intellectual · science · medicine · economics · publishing · debating societies · rationalism
Old Town
Original settlement area preserved
- HolyroodScottish seat of government
- StockbridgeBerkshire County municipality
- PortobelloEdinburgh's beachfront neighborhood
Scottish Parliament
Scotland's devolved legislative body
August
Eighth calendar month
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- performancesStaged artistic presentations
- theatreArt of staged performance
buskers · venues · Film Festival · tickets · programme · spectacle
fortress
Heavily defended military structure
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
- esplanadePaved waterfront walking area
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
Stone of Destiny · crown jewels · volcanic rock · siege · fortification
- BritainEngland, Wales, Scotland, London, Northern Ireland
- ScotlandGlasgow, Highlands, whisky, bagpipes, kilts
- Scottish culturebagpipes, kilts, tartan, haggis, Highland Games
- British IslesEngland, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland
- British PlacesBuckingham Palace, England, Tower of London, London, Big Ben
- UK CitiesLondon, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds
EdinburghGlasgow
Scotland's most populous city
Birmingham · Manchester · Liverpool · industrial cities · Detroit
- Duke of EdinburghRoyal title, Scottish peerage
- Edinburgh CastleScottish capital's hilltop fortification
- Edinburgh FestivalAnnual Scottish arts gathering
- Edinburgh FringeAnnual open-invitation arts festival
- Edinburgh TattooScottish military arts festival