Edinburgh Castle is in United Kingdom, in City of Edinburgh. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision, when it dates from (1200) and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
Museum
Country
United Kingdom
City or region
City of Edinburgh
Origin (P571)
1200
Coordinates
55.9487 N, 3.2007 W
UNESCO World Heritage
No recorded designation
Notability (sitelinks)
57
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Scottish National Gallery
United Kingdom
0.4
National Museum of Scotland
United Kingdom
0.7
HMY Britannia
United Kingdom
4.0
Forth Bridge
United Kingdom
12.9
New Lanark
United Kingdom
48.2
The closest neighbor is Scottish National Gallery, 0.4 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Castelo de Edimburgo
English
Edinburgh Castle
Español
Castillo de Edimburgo
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 55.9487 N, 3.2007 W and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Edinburgh Castle: 57 sitelinks; closest neighbor Scottish National Gallery at 0.4 km