The Stone of Scone, also known as the Stone of Destiny, is literally the crowning place for the Scottish kings because that is where they sat when they were crowned. Sir Walter Scott (author of Rob Roy, Ivanhoe, and others) led the movement to rescue the Crown Jewels and in 1818, he unearthed them from the chest in which they had lain within Edinburgh Castle since the signing of the Treaty The Honours are the Crown Jewels -the sword, sceptre and crown of Scotland- which were considered redundant in 1707 as part of the Treaty of Union, when the parliaments merged. The Great Hall was the hall where the Scottish kings held court before the Union of the Crowns in 1603. The Castle includes all manner of interesting things: from the Scottish military history museum to the Great Hall to the Honours of Scotland to the Stone of Scone, a humongous cannon called Mons Meg – made in Mons, Belgium nicknamed in Edinburgh. To the east of the Castle runs the Royal Mile - the High Street (which becomes the Canongate) -which runs from the Castle down to the Palace of Holyrood House at the east end of the Mile. The New Town is built on grid-plan streets with plenty of restaurants, and shopping. To its north is Princes Street Gardens, directly below the Castle, with the New Town section of the city just beyond. On the west side of the Castle is Edinburgh's commercial area. Directly below the Castle, to the south, is the Old Town - tightly wound streets, buildings piled on each other (often literally). ![]() 1/2 mile hike provides a commanding view of the city, castle, sea, and surrounding countryside.Ĭastle Hill is the most westerly end of the Royal Mile. A visit to the Castle is a must, and a hike up Arthur's seat (a hill in the centre of the town above Holyrood Palace) will give you magnificent views out over the whole of east central Scotland. Some of this is a bit out of date, so take with a pinch of salt and check br />Įdinburgh is a mixture of a wonderful late mediaeval city with a planned Georgian New Town, and modern bits round the edges.
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