A parish church was established in Edinburgh as early as 854. This first church, a modest affair, was probably in use for sev ...
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh from its position on the Castle ...
Greyfriars traces its origin to the south-west parish of Edinburgh, founded in 1598. In the wake of the Scottish Reformation, ...
The National Museum of Scotland is one of the Top 10 UK visitor attractions, and in the Top 20 of the most visited museums an ...
The National Monument of Scotland, on Calton Hill, is Scotland's national memorial to the Scottish soldiers and sailors who d ...
The Parish Church of St Cuthbert was probably founded in the 7th century and it once covered an extensive parish around the b ...
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, commonly referred to as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the British monarch in Sco ...
Holyrood Abbey was founded in 1128 by King David I. The original abbey church of Holyrood was largely reconstructed between 1 ...
Inspired by the lofty ideals of the Scottish Enlightenment, the neat and ordered grid of the Edinburgh New Town provides an e ...
St Mary"s Cathedral was built in the late 19th century in the West End of Edinburgh"s New Town. The cathedral is th ...
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, a ...
Craigmillar is one of Scotland’s most perfectly preserved castles. It began as a simple tower-house residence. Gradually, o ...
Duddingston Kirk is a Parish Church, located adjacent to Holyrood Park. The church was built in or around 1124 by Dodin, a No ...
Lauriston Castle is a 16th-century tower house with 19th-century extensions overlooking the Firth of Forth. The castle stood ...
The origins of Cramond Kirk date back to the building here of an extensive Roman Fort. By about 600 AD a building on the site ...
The fort at Cramond was located on the River Almond at the point where it flows into the Forth. In Roman times, there was pro ...
David I granted the chapel at Corstophine to Holyrood Abbey in 1128. By 1158, it had become a church, with altars to Saint An ...
Merchiston Tower was probably built by Alexander Napier, the second Laird of Merchiston around 1454. It serves as the seat fo ...
The lands of Craigcrook were, in the 14th century, in the possession of the Graham family. In 1362 the lands were given to th ...