Hotels near Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle has dominated its surroundings with majesty for centuries. Today the castle continues to attract visitors to its rocky perch.
Captivating visitors with its ancient buildings and marvellous views, it continues to spellbound with its wonderful story.
Archaeologists have found evidence for human occupation of the Castle Rock reaching back to 900 BC, the late Bronze Age. During the Roman occupation of Scotland in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, it was a thriving settlement. In those far-off days they called the place Din Eidyn, ‘the stronghold of Eidyn’. Then came the invading Angles, around AD 638, and ever since then the rock has been known by its English name - Edinburgh.
The Jacobite siege of 1745, during which Bonnie Prince Charlie held court at Holyrood Palace but could not wrest the castle from the Hanoverian King George II, proved to be the last. Since that time, the ancient fortress has continued to serve as an active army base, but has since found new roles - as a major visitor attraction, as home of the Scottish National War Memorial and two proud Scottish regiments (the Royal Scots and the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards), and as host of the world-famous Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
In 1996 the Stone of Destiny, Scotland’s coronation stone, was placed in the Crown Room alongside the nation’s Crown Jewels (the Honours of Scotland), following its return from Westminster after a space of 800 years. In 1995 the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh were inscribed as a World Heritage Site, and the castle remains its most important building.
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Location: Edinburgh
Distance: 0.12 miles
Rating: 5*
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Distance: 0.15 miles
Rating: 4*
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Distance: 0.17 miles
Rating: 4*
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Location: Edinburgh
Distance: 0.19 miles
Rating: 2*
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Rating: 3*
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Location: Edinburgh
Distance: 0.20 miles
Rating: 3*
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Distance: 0.24 miles
Rating: 3*
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Location: Edinburgh
Distance: 0.25 miles
Rating: 5*
Prices From: £300.00
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