Edinburgh Castle
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Address | Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NG, UK |
|---|---|
| Hours | Open ⋅ Closes 6PM |
| Owners | Scottish Parliament |
| Parish | Edinburgh |
| Function | Castle |
| Museum | |
| Fortification | |
| Did you know | The Royal Mile ends at the Edinburgh Castle. |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 734686 |
About Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age, although the nature of the early settlement is unclear.
Where is the Edinburgh Castle
Scottish ceremony sees King Charles tread a thin line
... " Sir Thomas, the Lord Lyon King of Arms, described how the Crown Jewels, also known as the Honours of Scotland, had been borne from Edinburgh Castle to the cathedral in " a procession of glittering splendour"...
King Charles to receive Scottish crown jewels
... Before the service the crown jewels will be brought from Edinburgh Castle to St Giles in a procession down the Royal Mile involving about 100 people from various aspects of Scottish life...
Edinburgh rehearsals held ahead of King Charles visit
... Afterwards there will be a gun salute at Edinburgh Castle and a flypast by the Red Arrows...
King Charles to receive new sword at Scottish ceremony
... A people s procession of about 100 community groups will collect The Honours from Edinburgh Castle and take them to the nearby cathedral...
Dad completes 1,000 days of toy car photos around the UK
... It started as a lockdown project in 2020 but he caught the bug and it turned into a three-year project capturing images of his son s Hot Wheels miniature cars in locations from Edinburgh Castle to Buckingham Palace...
Thousands join march for Scottish independence
... Earlier in the week Mr Salmond said Police Scotland should have staged a " standoff" outside Edinburgh Castle to prevent the Stone of Destiny from being moved to London for the Coronation...
Stone of Destiny heads south for coronation
...The Stone of Destiny has left Edinburgh Castle for the first time in more than 25 years as it heads to London for the Coronation of King Charles III...
Edinburgh Festival fireworks to end after 40 years
... The 45-minute show from Edinburgh Castle, which began in 1982, usually attracts more than 250,000 spectators...
Dad completes 1,000 days of toy car photos around the UK
By Morven MckinnonBBC Scotland News
When Ross Burns first took a photo of one of his son's toy cars while on a daily walk he did not think it would turn into an obsession that has seen him complete 1,000 days of taking pictures in different locations.
It started as a lockdown project in 2020 but he caught The Bug and it turned into a three-year project capturing images of his son's Hot Wheels miniature cars in locations from Edinburgh Castle to Buckingham Palace .
The 43-year-old, from Edinburgh, said he started taking out The Toy cars when he went for walks with his six-year-old son Daniel.
He posted the pictures on his Instagram account and received an encouraging reaction. So he carried on.
When restrictions began to ease, he decided to take The Cars all around the UK.
" It's also been a fun hobby for me and Daniel to do together, " Ross says.
" He likes copying my photos and creating his own. Seeing him sprawled flat on a pavement to get the Perfect Angle is pretty funny. "
Ross, The Head of communications at Edinburgh Napier University, says that after a few weeks he set himself The Challenge of doing it for a full year And Then he would stop.
" But clearly I was hooked and another 635 days on, I'm still at it, " he says.
" The Great thing now is that The World has opened up a lot more so it's become a pictorial diary of My Life . "
The Cars have been on a tour around the UK, in locations such as Glasgow, Newcastle, Aberdeenshire and London.
Ross says: " It's exciting when I go away for a couple of days and The First thing I pack are the Hot Wheels .
" London is amazing for locations although The One downside of it no longer being lockdown is places are far busier and getting shots without people in them is a challenge. "
He has also appreciated the reaction from the wider community about his posts, saying he has received messages from the USA and Japan.
He is unsure how long he will continue to take the pictures.
" I said after a year of doing it that I would stop, " he says.
" Now I've done 1,000 days straight and seen my pictures progress from very amateur efforts to Something More pleasing. I've got a big decision to make. "
Source of news: bbc.com
