(Reuters) - Historic Scotland has ruled out plans for a giant set of Olympic rings to be displayed on the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle ahead of next year's London Games. The body, an agency of the ...

While not strictly a castle, the Witchery is situated in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle’s ramparts, and offers the most romantic accommodation in the city. With its lavishly indulgent ...

A gun salute has been fired from the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle A gun salute has been fired from the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle as the country mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Edinburgh Castle is the one of the most definitive ... a single-gun artillery volley fired from the ramparts at the same time every day, while the Crown Jewels (the crown, sceptre and sword ...

An application has been made to erect Olympic rings on Edinburgh Castle. The London 2012 organising committee wants to place the five-ring symbol on the castle ramparts for four months next year.

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Mourners wept as three cannons sounded from the castle’s ramparts. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed the Death Gun Salute would be fired at 1pm today in Edinburgh from the castle.

Ramparts and arrow-slit windows offer fabulous views all the way to Edinburgh Castle. The guidebook (£2.50) provides ample information on the building’s details and its occupants (Mary Queen of ...

An hour into my first visit to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, I was in love. Tumultuously, passionately, unable-to-think-ably in love. This was new to me. Army brats are used to being on the ...

By the 1280s, the castle was the location of the state archives, and after another phase of war with England, Edinburgh was rebuilt in the 1360s by King David II, with a castle of white towers on ...