Edinburgh Castle - Timeline

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

Est 340million BC to around AD 600
AD 638 to around 1130
1296 to 1341
1356 to 1371
1457 to 1511
1494 to 1573
1574 to 1578
1650 to 1660
1689 to 1745
1757 to 1814
1818 to 1822
1829 to 1861
1887 to 1927
1945 to 1950
1996 to present day

Bronze statue of King Robert the Bruce on the front of the Gatehouse at Edinburgh Castle © Historic Scotland

Wars of Independence

1296
Edward I of England invades Scotland, capturing the castle after a three-day siege.

1314
The Scots, under Robert the Bruce, recapture the castle.

1334
The English retake the castle.

1341
The Scots take it back again.