
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh Castle, Governor's House as House (18th Century). 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, Governor's House was built in the 18th century as part of the military and administrative complex within Edinburgh Castle, a site of strategic and historical importance in Scotland. It is remembered as a key element of the castle's development during a period of British military expansion and control in the Scottish capital.
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Places near here
Governor's HouseHeritage attraction · 10 yd
Edinburgh Castle in SilhouetteCastle, fort or tower · 17 yd
Interior of the Castle, EdinburghCastle, fort or tower · 26 yd
Edinburgh Castle, New BarracksBarracks (17th Century) · 34 yd
National War MuseumMuseum · 36 yd
Earl HaigMemorial · 44 yd
Inside St Margaret's Chapel, EdinburghChurch, cross or graveyard · 52 yd
Scottish National War MemorialVisitor information · 94 yd
Edinburgh, Johnston TerraceNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 114 yd
Castle RockMountain / peak · 121 yd
Edinburgh Castle, Tattoo Store and Coal YardBastion (16th Century), Burial(s) (17th Century) · 133 yd
Edinburgh, Princes Street GardensPictish Symbol Stone (pictish) · 141 ydOther information
Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0