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title: Plan of Edinburgh Castle
author: Jonathan Oldenbuck
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13829/plan-of-edinburgh-castle/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Plan of Edinburgh Castle

_Authored by Jonathan Oldenbuck_

## Image File

[![Plan of Edinburgh Castle](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13829.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13829.png)

## Image Caption

A plan of the buildings and layout of [Edinburgh Castle](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edinburgh_Castle/), [Scotland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Scotland/). Although occupied since the [Bronze Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Bronze_Age/) and site of a [medieval castle](https://www.worldhistory.org/Medieval_Castle/) from the 11th century, most of the structures today date from around 1500 with additions and modifications made over subsequent centuries.

A Esplanade · B Gatehouse · C Ticket office · D Portcullis Gate & Argyle Tower · E Argyle Battery · F Mills Mount Battery & One o'Clock Gun · G Cartsheds · H Western Defences · I Hospital · J Butts Battery · K Scottish National [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Museum · L Governors House · M New Barracks · N Military Prison · O Royal Scots Museum · P Foog's Gate · Q Reservoirs · R Mons Meg · S Pet Cemetery · T St. Margaret's Chapel · U Half Moon Battery · V Crown Square · W Royal [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) · X [Great Hall](https://www.worldhistory.org/Great_Hall/) · Y Queen Anne Building · Z Scottish National War Memorial

## Cite This Work

### APA
Oldenbuck, J. (2021, April 13). Plan of Edinburgh Castle. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13829/plan-of-edinburgh-castle/>
### Chicago
Oldenbuck, Jonathan. "Plan of Edinburgh Castle." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 13, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13829/plan-of-edinburgh-castle/>.
### MLA
Oldenbuck, Jonathan. "Plan of Edinburgh Castle." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Apr 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13829/plan-of-edinburgh-castle/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Edinburgh_Castle_plan_coloured.png) by [**Jonathan Oldenbuck**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Edinburgh_Castle_plan_coloured.png). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 13 April 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.