Publications

Edinburgh Castle Names

Edinburgh Castle Research

Research Investigating into the origins of names within Edinburgh Castle.

Edinburgh Castle - Statements of Significance

HES Statements of Significance outline the history and development of Scotland's Properties in Care. This document highlights the key features that makes Edinburgh Castle special.

Edinburgh Castle Research: The Stone of Destiny

Updating the Scholarship

A research report that considers recent scholarship on the Stone of Destiny and attempts to identify and address gaps in our understanding of the significance.

Edinburgh Castle's Role as a Gun House

Edinburgh Castle Research

Research report on the castle’s role as a gun house.

Edinburgh Castle in the Modern Era: Presenting Meanings

Edinburgh Castle Research

The development of Edinburgh Castle as a visitor attraction

The Medieval Documents

Edinburgh Castle Research

Research investigating the early source material relating to Edinburgh Castle.

The Tournaments

Edinburgh Castle Research

New research into tournaments held in Edinburgh

The Early-Medieval Texts

Edinburgh Castle Research

Research investigating the early source material relating to Edinburgh Castle

Under Siege

Edinburgh Castle Research

All known occasions when Edinburgh Castle was besieged and attempts were made, successful or not, to take possession of her by stealth or force.

Fortress of the Kingdom

Archaeology and Research at Edinburgh Castle

This is the detailed history of a great castle – a reflection of its colourful and complex story, through its buildings and the lives of its occupants.

The Honours of Scotland

The Honours of Scotland tells the turbulent story of the Honours – Scotland's crown jewels – and the equally dramatic tale of the Stone of Destiny.

Bloody Scotland

Winner of the CWA Short Story Dagger

In Bloody Scotland twelve of Scotland’s best crime writers use the sinister side of the country’s built heritage in stories that are by turns gripping, chilling and redemptive.