Edinburgh Castle, Queen Mary's Room

Outbuilding (15th Century)

Site Name Edinburgh Castle, Queen Mary's Room

Classification Outbuilding (15th Century)

Canmore ID 52089

Site Number NT27SE 1.28

NGR NT 25204 73431

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/52089

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DP 221141

Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh Castle centred on the Palace Yard, looking W.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

11/9/2015

SC 1171900

Interior. Place Block. Queen Mary's room. Detail of House of Stuart heraldic arms.

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SC 2575951

Detail of ceiling

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SC 2575989

Interior. Place Block. Queen Mary's room. Detail of House of Stewart Arms and ceiling.

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SC 2576325

Armorial panel in Queen in Mary's Room

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Interior. Queen Mary's Room. Detail of House of Stewart heraldic arms.

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SC 1257283

Edinburgh Castle. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.

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Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England

12/9/1932

DP 221126

Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh Castle centred on the Scottish National War Memorial, looking N.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

11/9/2015

SC 2575988

Interior. Palace Block. Queen Mary's Room. Detail of date '19:IVNII',above fireplace.

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DP 221130

Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh Castle centred on the Crown Room, looking W.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

11/9/2015

SC 2443030

Edinburgh Castle, Queen Mary's Room, NT27SE 1.28, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

c. 1958

SC 1171892

Interior - view of Queen Mary's Room, Place Block, showing date '1566' painted on upper part of wall

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SC 1171898

Interior. Palace Block. Queen Mary's Room. Detail of date '19:IVNII',above fireplace.

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SC 1269667

Edinburgh, general view, showing Edinburgh Castle and Princes Street. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-west.

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Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England

21/8/1950

DP 221103

Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh Castle centred on the Great Hall, looking N.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

11/9/2015

DP 221131

Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh Castle centred on the Palace Yard, looking W.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

11/9/2015

SC 2443031

Edinburgh Castle, Queen Mary's Room, NT27SE 1.28, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

c. 1958

SC 2575987

Interior. Place block. Queen Mary's Room. Detail of wall showing painted date '1566' .

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Historic Buildings and Monuments/Scottish Development Department photographs

SC 1171899

Interior - view of Queen Mary's Room, Place Block, showing view of ceiling

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SC 1315436

Edinburgh, general view, showing Edinburgh Castle and Queen Street Gardens. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a print.

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Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England

30/5/1929

DP 221119

Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh Castle centred on the Crown Room, looking E.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

11/9/2015

DP 221120

Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh Castle centred on the Palace Yard, looking E.

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11/9/2015

DP 221112

Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh Castle centred on the Palace Yard, looking SW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

11/9/2015

DP 221127

Oblique aerial view centred on the main entrance to Edinburgh Castle, looking N.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

11/9/2015

SC 2575990

Interior. Place Block. Queen Mary's room. Detail of House of Stuart heraldic arms.

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SC 1166363

Queen Mary's bed chamber

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DP 250933

Oblique aerial view.

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Historic Environment Scotland

27/3/2017

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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 1.28 25204 73431.

Queen Mary's Room and Birth Chamber (NR).

OS 25"map, (1953).

Queen Mary's Room: Within an older building, to the south of the Palace, is the little room where Queen Mary gave birth to her son James, who was the first King of England, Scotland and Ireland. This small apartment is entered from the chamber known as "Queen Mary's Room". Over the courtyard entrance to this room is a panel bearing the cypher of Mary and Darnley, and the date 1566. (J S Richardson and M Wood 1948). Visited by OS(JLD) 20 November 1953.

(NT 2521 7343) No additional remarks.

Visited by OS(JLD) 29 December 1953.

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