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Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. From the 15th century, the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as a military garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out since the middle of the 19th century. Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Castle https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Enric · CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:City_of_Edinburgh_-_Edinburgh_Castle_-_20140421004403.jpg https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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