Edinburgh Castle, No. 2 Water Tower

No Class (event) (period Unassigned)

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Edinburgh Castle, No. 2 Water Tower was part of the 19th-century improvements to the castle's infrastructure, constructed to supply water to the fortress. It remains important as a utilitarian feature of Edinburgh Castle, a historically significant military and royal site in Scotland.

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What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh Castle, No. 2 Water Tower as No Class (event) (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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