What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh Castle, Esplanade, Memorial to Ensign Ewart as Commemorative Monument (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 in the 12th century and has been held by various royal and military authorities over the centuries. It is important as a historic stronghold and symbol of Scottish resilience, and the Memorial to Ensign Ewart commemorates a soldier's bravery during the 1745 Jacobite uprising.
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Places near here
72nd Highlanders MemorialMemorial · 12 yd
Edinburgh Castle, EsplanadeEsplanade (20th Century) · 44 yd
Edinburgh Castle, DrawbridgeBridge (period Unassigned) · 53 yd
Princes Street GardensButton (brass)(period Unassigned), Musket Ball(s) (period Unassigned), Unidentified Pottery(s) (medieval), Unidentified Pottery(s) (post Medieval) · 56 yd
GatehouseHeritage attraction · 63 yd
78th Highlanders MemorialMemorial · 75 yd
Castle rabbitsCastle, fort or tower · 79 yd
The north slopes below Edinburgh CastleCastle, fort or tower · 80 yd
Edinburgh Castle, Tattoo Store and Coal YardBastion (16th Century), Burial(s) (17th Century) · 83 yd
Half-Moon BatteryHeritage attraction · 94 yd
Scottish National War MemorialVisitor information · 125 yd
Castle RockMountain / peak · 143 yd