What is recorded here
Castle Terrace faces Edinburgh Castle, a steep ribbon of stone where the city tilts beneath the rock. People have walked past that guard tower since before written memory, likely hearing drums or feeling breath from the ramparts above. The terrace belongs to everyone yet resists easy description because it is both ordinary pavement and ancient threshold.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Castle Terrace, General as General View (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.
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Places near here
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Edinburgh, Lothian Road, Usher HallConcert Hall (20th Century) · 87 yd
Weekly Farmers' Market at Castle TerraceCastle, fort or tower · 89 yd
Edinburgh CastleBuckle (copper Alloy)(19th Century), Button (copper Alloy)(19th Century) · 111 yd
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Scaffolding on Edinburgh CastleCastle, fort or tower · 195 yd
Earl HaigMemorial · 201 yd
'Bum' the Dog StatueMemorial · 206 yd
Edinburgh, Johnston TerraceNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 219 yd
Castle RockMountain / peak · 303 ydOther information
Photo: Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0