brown castle with flags under cloudy sky at night time, edinburgh castle HD wallpaper

Wallpaper detail:

Wallpaper size:

6016 x 3388

File size:

3.7MB

Resolution:

5K

Format:

image/jpeg

Uploaded:

2017-09-28

Wallpaper keywords:

• Edinburgh Castle,
• brown,
• flags,
• cloudy,
• sky at night,
• night time,
• scottland,
• night lights,
• nightsky,
• long exposure,
• fort,
• castle,
• famous Place,
• architecture,
• tower,
• history,
• europe,
• medieval,
• wall - Building Feature,
• night

Wallpaper dominant color:

• midnight blue
• dark slate gray
• dim gray
• dark slate blue

Wallpaper info:

About edinburgh castle

Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until 1633. From the 15th century the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over