A historical timeline of one of Scotland's most important castles. Its story is Scotland's story.

Origins of the castle

AD 638
Angles capture Din Eidyn and rename it Edinburgh.

1093
St Margaret of Scotland dies in the ‘Castle of Maidens’, Edinburgh

Around 1130
David I builds a formidable royal castle on the rock. It includes a chapel dedicated to his mother Queen Margaret, which still stands.

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