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Edinburgh Castle, Crown Room

Jewel House (16th Century)

Site Name Edinburgh Castle, Crown Room

Classification Jewel House (16th Century)

Canmore ID 52086

Site Number NT27SE 1.25

NGR NT 25196 73444

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/52086

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Edinburgh Castle, Crown Room, NT27SE 1.25, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto
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Administrative Areas

  • Council Edinburgh, City Of
  • Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District City Of Edinburgh
  • Former County Midlothian

Archaeology Notes

NT27SE 1.25 25196 73444.

Crown Room (NR) (Regalia of Scotland) (NAT).

OS 1/500 plan, (1895).

(NT 2520 7344) Shown on plan as 15th century with 16th and 17th century reconstruction.(RCAHMS 1951). No other information contained in Inventory.

Visited by OS(JLD) 29 December 1953.

No further information

Visited by OS(SFS) 10 November 1975.

Architecture Notes

Edinburgh Castle Crown Room.

Letter addressed to Ian Gow and signed by Neil R Hynd from Historic Scotland referring to an inscription found behind panelling after works of alteration. Letter gives completed insciption. Dated 23 february 1993.

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