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Edinburgh Castle

castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Edinburgh Castle

Summary

Edinburgh Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 0.11% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,778 views/month, #3 of 2,754).[2]

Key Facts

  • Edinburgh Castle is located in Edinburgh[3].
  • Edinburgh Castle is located in City of Edinburgh[4].
  • Edinburgh Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Edinburgh Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[6].
  • Edinburgh Castle's instance of is recorded as museum[7].
  • Edinburgh Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[8].
  • Edinburgh Castle's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[9].
  • Edinburgh Castle's instance of is recorded as building complex[10].
  • Edinburgh Castle is owned by Scottish Government[11].
  • Edinburgh Castle is owned by Historic Environment Scotland[12].
  • Edinburgh Castle is operated by Historic Environment Scotland[13].
  • Edinburgh Castle took place at Edinburgh[14].
  • Edinburgh Castle's postal code is recorded as EH1 2NG[15].
  • Edinburgh Castle's Commons category is recorded as Edinburgh Castle[16].
  • 1200 marks the founding of Edinburgh Castle[17].
  • Edinburgh Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.9487, 'lon': -3.20073}[18].
  • Edinburgh Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.edinburghcastle.scot/[19].
  • Edinburgh Castle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Edinburgh Castle[20].
  • Edinburgh Castle's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[21].
  • Edinburgh Castle's Commons gallery is recorded as Edinburgh Castle[22].
  • Edinburgh Castle's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1139[23].
  • Edinburgh Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[24].
  • Edinburgh Castle's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Erster Band[25].
  • Edinburgh Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[26].
  • Edinburgh Castle's Commons Institution page is recorded as Edinburgh Castle[27].

Body

Founding

1200 marks the founding of Edinburgh Castle[17].

Operations

Edinburgh Castle is operated by Historic Environment Scotland[13].

Ownership

Owners include Scottish Government[11], a government[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1999[30] and Historic Environment Scotland[12], a nonprofit organization[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 2015[33], headquartered in Edinburgh[34].

Why It Matters

Edinburgh Castle ranks in the top 0.11% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,778 views/month, #3 of 2,754).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Bruno Bauer CastlesFortsBattles David II of Scotland James VI and I Mary of Lorraine United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . canmore.org.uk. canmore.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Edinburgh Castle
    Heritage designation → scheduled monument
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 55.9487, 'lon': -3.20073}
    Category for the view of the item → Category:Views of Edinburgh Castle
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Museum Countries from MML ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/1f775a6fab1|details]])"
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