Edinburgh Castle
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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 t
Frontage view of Edinburgh Castle
The castle is built on a volcanic rock, as seen here in a 19th-century view from the Grassmarket area.
The Castle seen from the North
St Margaret, depicted in a stained glass window in the chapel of Edinburgh Castle
Mercat Cross, Edinburgh
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The Mercat Cross of Edinburgh is a market cross, which stands in Parliament Square next to St Giles' Cathedral, facing the High Street in the Old Town of Edinburgh.
The Mercat Cross viewed from within Parliament Square looking across the Royal Mile with the pediment of Edinburgh City Chambers in the background.
Part of the original cross-shaft in the city's Huntly House Museum
Royal Unicorn on the Cross
The 'Maiden', used for beheadings in 16th and 17thC Edinburgh