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, although the nature of the early settlement is unclear.There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until 1633.

Bestuurlijke indeling. Edinburgh heeft circa 519.000 inwoners, en is een van de lieutenancy areas en een raadsgebied (council area).. Cultuur Evenementen. Edinburgh is bekend van het internationale Edinburgh Festival, een combinatie van diverse muziek- , opera-, dans- en theateruitvoeringen, dat in de zomer vele toeristen trekt.Op dit internationaal kunstfestival …

"Edin", the root of the city's name, derives from Eidyn, the name for this region in Cumbric, the Brittonic Celtic language formerly spoken there. The name's meaning is unknown. The district of Eidyn is centred on the stronghold Din Eidyn, the dun or hillfort of Eidyn. This stronghold is believed to have been located at Castle Rock, now the site of Edinburgh Castle.

Wann der Castle Rock zum ersten Mal mit einer Burg bebaut wurde, ist nicht sicher zu datieren. In dem in walisischer Sprache verfassten Epos Y Gododdin wird im Zusammenhang mit Kampfhandlungen, die vermutlich im 7. Jahrhundert stattgefunden haben, Din Eidyn erwähnt, was übersetzt so viel wie Burg des Eidyn bedeutet. Dementsprechend wird allgemein davon …

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he served as the consort of the British monarch from Elizabeth's accession as queen on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving royal consort in history.

Duke of Edinburgh, named after the city of Edinburgh in Scotland, was a substantive title that has been created three times since 1726 for members of the British royal family.It does not include any territorial landholdings and does not produce any revenue for the title holder. On its last creation, in 1947, the title was bestowed by George VI on Prince Philip upon his marriage to …

Castle Vale is a housing estate located between Erdington, Minworth and Castle Bromwich. Currently Castle Vale makes up the Castle Vale Ward of Birmingham City Council which is part of Erdington constituency (having previously been part of Hodge Hill constituency until recent times), 6 miles (9 km) northeast of Birmingham city centre in England.

Edinburgh Airport is 8 miles (13 km) to the west of the city centre, on the A8 trunk road, and is the principal international gateway to the city, as well as the busiest airport in Scotland.It is owned and operated by Global Infrastructure Partners.The airport serves a wide range of domestic and an expanding number of European, transatlantic and Middle East destinations, handling over …

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as The Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, or Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest arts and media festival, which in 2018 spanned 25 days and featured more than 55,000 performances of 3,548 different shows in 317 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to (and on the fringe of) the Edinburgh International …

Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most important castles in Scotland, both historically and architecturally.The castle sits atop Castle Hill, an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation. It is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs, giving it a strong defensive position. Its strategic location, guarding what was, until the ...