Publications

Edinburgh Castle Souvenir Guide

Available in various languages

Read this official souvenir guide to learn about the important events and characters from this tourist attraction’s past.

Edinburgh Castle for Kids

Explore Scotland’s most famous castle – home to kings and queens, the site of historic battles, and probably the best-known place in Scotland.

Edinburgh Castle Wedding Brochures

Information for people interested in holding their special day at Scotland's most famous landmark.

Edinburgh Castle Explorer Quiz

Created 2017

Explore our castle, as this fun fact-finding mission helps you discover the stories of its people, places and pets

Edinburgh Castle Jacobite Trail Quiz

Updated 2019 in English and other languages

Visit key locations in the castle and see if you can discover the answers to these questions about the Jacobite Risings

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.

Little Explorers: Scottish Castles

In this book, little explorers are introduced to Scotland’s history through its most famous castles.

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.

Who Built Scotland

25 Journeys in Search of a Nation

Experience a new history of Scotland told through its places. Writers Kathleen Jamie, Alexander McCall Smith, Alistair Moffat, James Robertson and James Crawford pick twenty-five buildings to tell the story of the nation.