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Panorama showing the inside of the Military Prison in Edinburgh Castle. It is quite small, whitewashed with black, iron staircase linking the two levels. A place of solitary confinement and hard labor.Edinburgh Castle - Military Prison - Further Information
Edinburgh Castle's Military Prison was built 1842 in the Middle Ward of the castle to hold soldiers of the castle garrison. It was extended in the 1880's, at the same time as the Argyle Tower was built, and last used in 1923 when the garrison moved to Redford Barracks. Within the prison today are exhibits showing the crimes of some of the previous occupants and the punishments they faced. Opposite the prison is the exit to the Prisons of War exhibition.
Address:
Edinburgh Castle
Castlehill
Edinburgh
EH1 2NG
Travel Directions and Getting There:
Bus: 24 to Lawnmarket.
Walk: Edinburgh Castle is at the western end of the Royal Mile, which leads down east to the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Scottish Parliament. This is about 15 minutes walk from [[4324,Waverley Station]] and the [[4325,Tourist Information Centre]].
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