- 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
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Modern times
1996
The Stone of Destiny is returned to Scotland and put on permanent display in the castle.
1999
Edinburgh Castle becomes the single most important building in the Edinburgh Old and New Town World Heritage Site.
Present
The castle is Edinburgh’s most popular attraction, with more than 1.25 million visitors a year.
