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900 BCE
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First human settlement on site of Edinburgh Castle
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600
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First historical mention of Edinburgh Castle, as Din Eidyn.
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638
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Angles capture the fortress of Din Eidyn, renaming it "Edinburgh."
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1296
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Edward I of England captures Edinburgh Castle after a three-day siege.
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1371
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Death of David II in Edinburgh
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1566
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Birth of James VI of Scotland
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1571
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"Lang Siege" of Edinburgh Castle
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24 Nov 1572
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Death of John Knox
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1574
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Rebuilding of Edinburgh Castle, including the addition of the Half-Moon Battery and Portcullis Gate.
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1650
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Cromwell Captures Edinburgh Castle
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1651
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Honours of Scotland Hidden
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1689
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Jacobites hold Edinburgh Castle against William and Mary, but are ultimately defeated
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7 May 1711
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Birth of David Hume
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1757
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Thousands of prisoners of war are held in Edinburgh Castle, after being captured during a variety of conflicts: the Seven Years War, the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
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25 Aug 1776
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Death of David Hume
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1818
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Honours of Scotland rediscovered by Sir Walter Scott
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1861
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One o'clock gun fired from Edinburgh Castle for the first time
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16 Dec 1925
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Colinton Castle designated a scheduled monument (SM1197)
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1927
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Scottish National War Memorial opens
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10 Nov 1934
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Caiy Stane Standing Stone, Fairmilehead designated a scheduled monument (SM1155)
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9 May 1935
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Craiglockhart Castle designated a scheduled monument (SM1198)
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18 Oct 1938
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Liberton Standing Stone, E End of Ravenswood Avenue designated a scheduled monument (SM1156)
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1941
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Honours of Scotland secretly buried in David's Tower at Edinburgh Castle
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5 Apr 1952
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Leith Links Artillery Mounds designated a scheduled monument (SM1195)
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27 Apr 1964
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Martello Tower Leith designated a scheduled monument (SM2418)
