National War Museum

The National War Museum is a museum dedicated to warfare, which is located inside Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. Opened in 1933 in a converted 18th-century ordnance storehouse, the museum is run by National Museums Scotland and covers 400 years of Scotland at war from the 17th century through permanent exhibits and special exhibitions.

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Opening hours:
April—September: 9:45 AM—5:45 PM
October—March: 9:45 AM—4:45 PM
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Scotland
Also known as: “Edinburgh Castle, National War Museum Of Scotland”, “National War Museum Edinburgh”, “National War Museum of Scotland”, “National War Museum, Edinburgh”, “Scottish Naval and Military Museum”, and “Scottish United Services Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Castle Rock.

Edinburgh Castle

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Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. 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.

Castle Rock

Peak

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Castle Rock is a volcanic plug in the middle of Edinburgh upon which Edinburgh Castle sits. The rock is estimated to have formed some 350 million years ago during the early Carboniferous period.

St Margaret’s Chapel

Chapel

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St Margaret's Chapel, in Edinburgh Castle, is the oldest surviving building in Edinburgh, Scotland. An example of Romanesque architecture, it is a category A listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lauriston and Tollcross.

Lauriston

Neighborhood

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Lauriston is an area of central Edinburgh, Scotland, and home to a number of significant historic buildings. It lies south of Edinburgh Castle and the Grassmarket, and north of The Meadows public park.

Tollcross

Suburb

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Tollcross is a major road junction to the south west of the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland which takes its name from a local historical land area. It lies between the more affluent area of Bruntsfield and the Grassmarket.

Old Town

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Old Town is the original settlement of Edinburgh. 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".

National War Museum

Categories: military museum, national museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.94879° or 55° 56′ 56″ north

Longitude

-3.20166° or 3° 12′ 6″ west

Operator

National Museums Scotland

Open location code

9C7RWQXX+G8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 41299975

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q6979345

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In Other Languages

From Italian to Portuguese—“National War Museum” goes by many names.

Italian: “National War Museum of Scotland”
Portuguese: “Museu Nacional da Guerra”
Portuguese: “National War Museum”
“National War Museum”

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