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Castle Rock

Castle Rock is a volcanic plug in the middle of upon which sits. The rock is estimated to have formed some 350 million years ago during the early Carboniferous period.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 427 feet
  • Description: volcanic rock in the middle of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Castle Rock, Edinburgh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and National Museum of Scotland.

Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic castle in , . It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633.

Museum
Photo: Maccoinnich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The in , Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum, with international collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures.

Library
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The is one of Scotland's National Collections. It is one of the largest libraries in the United Kingdom. As well as a public programme of exhibitions, events, workshops, and tours, the has reading rooms where visitors can access the collections.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and New Town.

Photo: PerryPlanet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the original settlement of . At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".

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of is 250 years old, in contrast to the settled for over a thousand years. It was laid out on a grid pattern in the late 18th century with elegant Georgian townhouses, and the intervening loch was drained to become Princes Street Gardens.

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is the historic port of the capital of Scotland, north of city centre on the shore of the Firth of Forth. It's now only a minor port and has lost much of its industry, to be replaced by retail, bistros and cobbled wharves.

Castle Rock

Latitude
55.9482° or 55° 56′ 53″ north
Longitude
-3.1997° or 3° 11′ 59″ west
Elevation
427 feet (130 metres)
Open location code
9C7RWRX2+74
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3969496784
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q8522896
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Castle Rock” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “城堡岩”
  • Danish: “Castle Rock (Edinburgh)”
  • Danish: “Castle Rock”
  • Dutch: “Castle Rock”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كاستل روك (المملكه المتحده)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كاستل روك”
  • Esperanto: “Kastela Roko”
  • Estonian: “Castle Rock”
  • German: “Castle Rock”
  • Irish: “Creag a‘ Chaisteil”
  • Irish: “Creag a’ Chaisteil”
  • Irish: “Creag an Chaisteil”
  • Japanese: “キャッスル・ロック”
  • Ladin: “Castle Rock”
  • Russian: “Замковая скала”
  • Russian: “Эдинбургская скала”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Creag a‘ Chaisteil”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Creag a’ Chaisteil”
  • Slovenian: “Castle Rock, Edinburg”
  • Welsh: “Creag a‘ Chaisteil”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Crown Square and The Great Hall.

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