Timeline of Edinburgh History - Eleventh Century

Eleventh Century

c.1018: Malcolm II secures Lothian for his kingdom after the Battle of Carham

1074: Refortification of the castle begins under Malcolm III who uses it increasingly as a royal residence

1093: Queen Margaret dies in the castle and is taken to Dunfermline for burial

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