What is recorded here

Edinburgh Castle, Castle Wall stands inside the City of Edinburgh, Scotland, marked as a town wall rather than a castle rampart. That label suggests the castle once belonged to the ordinary town, its stones sharing boundaries with streets, markets and domestic life. The exact wall has no date in the public record, but the name preserves a moment when fortress and city stopped pretending to be separate.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh Castle, Castle Wall as Town Wall (period Unassigned), Wall (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Edinburgh Castle was originally built by the Kingdom of Scotland, with its earliest recorded mention dating to the 12th century, and it has been held by various Scottish monarchs and military leaders throughout its history. It is important as a historic and symbolic stronghold, dominating the Edinburgh skyline and serving as a key military and royal site for centuries.

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