The Reformation split the Church into Catholic and Protestant factions, creating two roads to salvation - both of which claimed to be true. So it was very important to people that the Scottish state ...

Councillor Julie MacDougall (Burntisland, Kinghorn & Western Kirkcaldy ... When in 1601 Edinburgh suffered the ravages of plague and King James VI was staying at the castle in Burntisland ...

The Protestant, William Kirkcaldy of Grange, held Edinburgh Castle in Mary's name, enduring two years of the "Lang Siege" before the English cannon finally smashed the castle's defences to rubble ...

Councillor Julie MacDougall (Burntisland, Kinghorn & Western Kirkcaldy ... When in 1601 Edinburgh suffered the ravages of plague and King James VI was staying at the castle in Burntisland ...

Where to stay for a hotel break in Scotland’s capital, whether you’re immersing yourself in history, wandering the Royal Mile ...

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Hoisted high atop Edinburgh, as if monitoring the city below, Edinburgh Castle is not only one of Scotland's most recognized landmarks, but one of the country's most-visited attractions.

You’re also just minutes from the Royal Mile, Edinburgh Castle (some of the hotel's rooms even look out over it!) and all the boutique shops, bars and restaurants that make the Old Town so special.

Scott Joyce, 42, left security guard Lesley Porteous with a fractured skull and other injuries after barging into her to get into a sold out concert at Edinburgh Castle.

Former Justice Secretary and Edinburgh MSP Kenny MacAskill has announced ... He and fellow defector, Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath MP Neale Hanvey both lost their seats in last year’s general ...

Hoisted high atop Edinburgh, as if monitoring the city below, Edinburgh Castle is not only one of Scotland's most recognized landmarks, but one of the country's most-visited attractions.