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
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an annual series of military tattoos performed by British Armed Forces, Commonwealth and international military bands, and artistic performance teams on the Espl
Edinburgh Castle
…tourist attraction, with 2,044,963 visitors in 2025 and over 70 percent of leisure visitors to Edinburgh visiting the castle. As the backdrop to the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo during the annual Edinburgh Festival, the castle has become a recognisable symbol of Edinburgh in particular and of Scotland as a whole. The castle…
The 2010 Edinburgh Military Tattoo
The 2022 Edinburgh Military Tattoo pipes and drums
Interior view of the stands set up for the 2022 Tattoo
The 2006 Edinburgh Military Tattoo highland dancers forming a Saltire