Edinburgh Castle
Hilltop Scottish stronghold
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress perched on volcanic rock overlooking Scotland's capital city.
It has served as a royal residence, military garrison, and prison over centuries, and remains Scotland's most visited paid tourist attraction.
The castle dominates Edinburgh's skyline and hosts the annual Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: We watched the sunset from Edinburgh Castle.
Named elevated regions
- bagpipesDroning wind instrument
- kiltWrapped Highland garment
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- thistleSpiny flowering weed
Loch Ness · Gaelic · Burns Night · Celtic · clans · Hebrides · glen · Scotch whisky
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
dynasty · palace · king · queen · prince · sovereignty · reign · nobility
Notched defensive wall top
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- keepRetain or fortified tower
bastion · parapet · portcullis · drawbridge · garrison · watchtower · barbican · fortification
Of the Middle Ages
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- chronicleOrdered historical record
restoration · archaeology · relics · conservation · feudal · annals · Mary Queen of Scots · Jacobite
People who come temporarily
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- attractionPull toward something
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- guidebookReference for travelers
destination · panorama · cityscape · UNESCO · photography · postcard · souvenir · admission
Highlands
Named elevated regions
thistle · Loch Ness · Gaelic · Burns Night · Celtic · clans · Hebrides · glen · Scotch whisky · St. Andrew
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
regalia · dynasty · palace · king · queen · prince · sovereignty · reign · nobility · lineage
battlements
Notched defensive wall top
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- strongholdFortified place of defense
keep · bastion · parapet · portcullis · drawbridge · garrison · watchtower · barbican · fortification · embrasure
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
chronicle · restoration · archaeology · relics · conservation · feudal · annals · Mary Queen of Scots · Jacobite · William Wallace
visitors
People who come temporarily
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- attractionPull toward something
- landmarkNotable point of reference
guidebook · destination · panorama · cityscape · UNESCO · photography · postcard · souvenir · admission · esplanade
garrison
Stationed military force
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- regimentColonel-led military unit
infantry · cavalry · armory · warfare · defence · tactics · sentry · military tattoo · redcoat · musket
- EdinburghScottish Parliament, Fringe Festival, Old Town, High Street, Hogmanay
- Scottish motifstartan, Celtic knot, clan tartan, saltire, rampant lion
- Scottish SitesIona, Culloden, Bannockburn, Necropolis, Scottish Parliament
- castleskeep, moat, drawbridge, dungeon, turret
- British Architecturemanor house, terraced house, terraced houses, semi-detached, detached house
- British LandmarksTower of London, Stonehenge, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Hampton Court
Edinburgh CastleBuckingham Palace
UK monarch's headquarters
Windsor Castle · Blenheim Palace · Hampton Court Palace · Neuschwanstein Castle · Kensington Palace
Edinburgh CastleTower of London
Medieval riverside fortress
Windsor Castle · Buckingham Palace · Westminster Abbey · Canterbury Cathedral · Stonehenge