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English Civil War

Capture of Edinburgh Castle 1639

1639
Midlothian, Scotland
Also known as: Covenanters take Edinburgh Castle 1639
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Midlothian, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison c.100–200
VS
Victor
Covenanters
Forces
Covenanters c.2,000–3,000
Outcome
Covenanters seize Edinburgh Castle from Royalist garrison
The Battle

History & Significance

Covenanting forces seized Edinburgh Castle in the opening moves of the First Bishops War, giving them control of the principal Scottish fortress before Charles could reinforce it.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Capture of Edinburgh Castle 1639

Hanging Stanes,gallows bases,Braid Road
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Blackford Hill, fort and settlement
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.8 miles
Craiglockhart Castle
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles
Wester Craiglockhart Hill, fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.6 miles
Liberton, standing stone, E end of Ravenswood Avenue
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.7 miles
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