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Edinburgh City of Edinburgh Council Area, Scotland, UK

900 BCE: First human settlement on site of Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Council Area, Scotland, UK location
600 CE: First historical mention of Edinburgh Castle, as *Din Eidyn*.

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Council Area, Scotland, UK location
638 CE: Angles capture the fortress of Din Eidyn, renaming it "Edinburgh."

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Council Area, Scotland, UK location
1128: Construction of Holyrood Abbey
1130: David I builds a royal castle on the rock in Edinburgh. The chapel he dedicated to his mother Queen Margaret still stands in Edinburgh Castle.

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Council Area, Scotland, UK location
1296: Edward I of England captures Edinburgh Castle after a three-day siege.

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Council Area, Scotland, UK location
1314: Scots under Robert the Bruce recapture Edinburgh Castle from the English.

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Council Area, Scotland, UK location
1334: The English recapture Edinburgh Castle from the Scots.

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Council Area, Scotland, UK location
1341: The Scots retake Edinburgh Castle from the English.

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Council Area, Scotland, UK location
1356: David II orders rebuilding of Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Council Area, Scotland, UK location
1371: Death of David II in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Council Area, Scotland, UK location
1457: Mons Meg, a giant cannon, arrives at Edinburgh Castle as a gift to James II of Scotland.

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Council Area, Scotland, UK location

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