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St Margaret's Chapel, Edinburgh Castle

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St Margaret's Chapel, Edinburgh Castle
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A named place photographed at this map point in City of Edinburgh.
St Margaret's Chapel, within Edinburgh Castle, was built in the early 12th century, likely during the reign of King David I, as a royal chapel dedicated to St Margaret, Queen of Scotland. It is important as the oldest surviving building in Edinburgh and a key example of early Scottish Romanesque architecture.

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