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Edinburgh Castle, National War Museum Of Scotland
Hospital (First World War)
Site Name Edinburgh Castle, National War Museum Of Scotland
Classification Hospital (First World War)
Alternative Name(s) Hospital On Site Of Powder Magazine
Canmore ID 112241
Site Number NT27SE 1.41
NGR NT 25065 73533
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/112241
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
An Ordnance store in Edinburgh Castle was converted into a 60-bed hospital during the First World War. The small hospital was equipped with an operating theatre. The castle hospital dealt with over 100 German casualties after the Royal Navy sunk the German battleship Blucher.
Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 4 October 2013.
NT27SE 1.41 25065 73533
Project (March 2013 - September 2013)
A project to characterise the quantity and quality of the Scottish resource of known surviving remains of the First World War. Carried out in partnership between Historic Scotland and RCAHMS.
