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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Castle Hill.
Tel (0131) 225 9846.
Open Apr–Sep: 9:30am–6pm
daily; Oct–Mar: 9:30am–5pm
daily (last admission: 45 mins
before closing). & 7 partial.
8 = 0 -
∑ edinburghcastle.gov.uk

Argyle Battery
These battlements offer a panoramic view
north over Princes Street to the city’s New
Town, the Firth of Forth and Fife.
. Palace
Mary, Queen of Scots,
gave birth to James VI
in this 15th-century
palace, where the
Stone of Destiny and
Crown Jewels are
displayed.
Entrance Royal Mile

St Margaret’s
Chapel
This stained glass
window depicts
Malcolm III’s saintly
queen, to whom the
chapel is dedicated.
Probably built by her
. Great Hall son, David I, in the
With its restored open-timber roof, the hall early 12th century,
dates from the 15th century and was the the chapel is the
meeting place of the Scottish Parliament castle’s oldest
until 1639. existing building.

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