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Gate House, Edinburgh Castle

Gate House, Edinburgh Castle is a building in , . Gate House, Edinburgh Castle is situated nearby to the tourism office , as well as near .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: gatehouse in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Edinburgh Castle, Gate House” and “Gatehouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Castle Rock.

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is a historic castle in , . It stands on , 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. is situated 360 feet west of Gate House, Edinburgh Castle.

Peak
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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.

Church
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Margaret's Chapel, in , is the oldest surviving building in , . An example of Romanesque architecture, it is a category A listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Lauriston.

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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".

Neighborhood
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is an area of central , , and home to a number of significant historic buildings. It lies south of and the , and north of public park.

Neighborhood
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is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former site, in , . It was master-planned by architect Foster + Partners and takes its name from the fact it is a quarter mile from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile and measures a quarter mile from corner to corner.

Gate House, Edinburgh Castle

Latitude
55.94852° or 55° 56′ 55″ north
Longitude
-3.19866° or 3° 11′ 55″ west
Open location code
9C7RWRX2+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 41299992
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q17569927
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Highlights include Edinburgh Castle Information and Half-Moon Battery.

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