Half-Moon Battery and the Portcullis Gate were added around 1571. From then on , Edinburgh Castle was pounded through time by conflict, first by the Covenanters and then by Oliver Cromwell’s ...

A portcullis was a heavy metal gate at the entrance of a castle ... This portcullis is at Edinburgh Castle (above). A castle dungeon was a room used to hold prisoners, usually underground.

According to Google maps, it would take you around 4 hours to drive from Edinburgh to Ardross Castle, the same for Glasgow and for those south of the border - it is around an 11 hour drive from ...

Hoisted high atop Edinburgh, as if monitoring the city below, Edinburgh Castle is not only one of Scotland's most recognized landmarks, but one of the country's most-visited attractions.

Edinburgh Castle has promised to review a cafe name that critics claim is "deeply offensive to the Scottish people". Almost 4,000 people have signed a petition demanding that the castle's Redcoat ...

After exploring Edinburgh Castle, head about 20 miles west of the city to experience Blackness Castle. While there are a number of castles outside the city (this is the land of many a border ...

This sought-after street is in close vicinity to Edinburgh Castle, the picturesque Meadows ... Outside of Scotland, Buckingham Gate in central London has topped a list of the streets with the ...