What is recorded here

Roman coins and unassigned coins still lie inside the castle, waiting for hands brave enough to lift them. They fell from pockets during wars, markets or flights, then sank into soil and stopped moving. The castle kept them safe from meltshops and empires. It returns them only when someone stops running and listens.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Craigmillar Castle as Coin(s) (period Unassigned), Coin(s) (roman). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Craigmillar Castle, near Edinburgh, was built in the late 14th century by the Douglas family, powerful Scottish nobles, and later held by the Stewart kings. It is important as a historic royal residence and for its role in Scottish medieval history, including its use as a prison during the Wars of Scottish Independence.

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