Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle is the most famous monument of Edinburgh, built in the XI century. The castle is located on the Castle Rock, it is an ideal place for defense, and it had to be defended many times, since the invaders rushed here from Roman times until the middle of the XVIII century. Since the XI century, the royal residence was located, King Malcolm III and Queen Margaret settled in the castle. 

The treasury houses the jewels of the Scottish crown - it is the oldest treasury in the British Isles. The jeweled crown is made of Scottish gold, the last time it was worn by Charles II in 1651. In 1707, the jewels were hidden after the conclusion of the Act of Union and discovered more than 100 years later by Sir Walter Scott, the famous novelist. The "Stone of Destiny", which was kept under the Coronation Throne in Westminster Abbey for more than 700 years, was returned in 1996 and is also located here.