Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, UK
Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 55.948612, -3.200833.
Edinburgh Castle is one of the key landmarks of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland, the UK. Located on a small hill, the castle overlooks the city and attracts a large number of visitors every year. It was built on the spot where the signs of an extremely old settlement of the Iron Age were discovered. The present building of the castle was built in the 12th century. During the few first centuries, the castle was used as a residence for the Royal Family, but since the beginning of the Middle Ages, it was used mainly as a fortification and for military purposes. Now it plays the role of a museum that holds an amazing historic entourage of the old Medieval times. Very often the castle becomes a venue for various events or a scene for cultural performances.
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Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, UK Lat Long Coordinates Info
The latitude of Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, UK is 55.948612, and the longitude is -3.200833. Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, UK is located at United Kingdom country in the Castles place category with the gps coordinates of 55° 56' 55.0032'' N and 3° 12' 2.9988'' W.
Country | United Kingdom |
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Latitude | 55.948612 |
Longitude | -3.200833 |
DMS Lat | 55° 56' 55.0032'' N |
DMS Long | 3° 12' 2.9988'' W |
UTM Easting | 487,457.88 |
UTM Northing | 6,200,378.48 |
Category | Castles |
Country Code | GB |
Zoom Level | 13 |
Coordinates of Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, UK is given above in both decimal degrees and DMS (degrees, minutes and seconds) format. The country code given is in the ISO2 format.
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