List of Governors of Edinburgh Castle

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The Governor of Edinburgh Castle, also sometimes known as the Keeper or Captain, had overall control of the Royal castle of Edinburgh, Scotland. The Governor was usually assisted by a Deputy-Governor and a Constable, the latter being under the command of the Lord High Constable of Scotland. The Governor had lodgings within the Castle, with a Governor's House being built in 1742. Although the post was never formally abolished, Governors ceased to be appointed after the death of Henry Dundas, 3rd Viscount Melville in 1876. The office was revived in 1936 as an honorary title for the General Officer Commanding of Scottish Command^[1], and is currently held by Major General David Shaw.

[edit] Governors of Edinburgh Castle

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George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Governor from 1714 to 1737

John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, Governor from 1763 to 1782

Archibald Montgomerie, 11th Earl of Eglinton, Governor from 1782 to 1796

1251-?: Walter Comyn, Earl of Menteith (d.1258)^[2]
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The castle was in English hands from 1291 to 1314, during the Wars of Scottish Independence

1291-1296: Sir Ralph Basset de Drayton, English governor ^[3]
1296-1298: Sir Walter de Huntercombe, English governor ^[3]
1298-?: Sir John de Kingston, English governor ^[3]
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Following the Castle's recapture by the Scots under William Douglas in 1314, it was slighted and unused until the English returned in 1333.

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1338-1341: Sir Thomas de Rokeby, English governor ^[3]

The castle was again recaptured by the Scots in 1341.

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1346: Sir David de Lindsay, Lord of Crawford ^[4]
1350-?: Sir Robert Erskine of Alva ^[3]
1360-?: John MacDonald, Lord of the Isles ^[5]
1361-1364: Archibald the Grim
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c.1375-1382 Sir John Lyon^[6]
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c.1400: David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ^[3]
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1420: Sir William Borthwick 'the younger', 2nd of Borthwick ^[7]
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1437-?: Sir William Crichton ^[8]
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1466: Sir Alexander Boyd ^[9]
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1488-?: Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell ^[10]
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c.1515-after 1524: James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran ^[11]
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c.1559 – 19 March 1566: John Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar ^[12]
1566-1567:James Cockburn of Skirling ^[13]
1567-1568:Sir James Balfour of Pittendreich ^[13]
1568-1573: Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange, defended the castle for Mary, Queen of Scots, during the "Lang Siege"^[14]
1574-?: George Douglas of Parkhead ^[15]
16 March 1578 – ?: Sir Alexander Erskine of Gogar ^[16]
1584: James Stewart, Earl of Arran ^[17]
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1600?: Andrew Stewart, 3rd Lord Ochiltree
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1615-1638: John Erskine, 19th Earl of Mar
1638-?: John Elphinstone, 2nd Lord Balmerino ^[17]
1640: Sir Patrick Ruthven ^[18]
1641-?: Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven ^[19]
1645-?: Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres
1648: James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton ^[20]
1650: Colonel Walter Dundas of Dundas ^[21]
1650: George Fenwick, appointed by Oliver Cromwell following his capture of the Castle ^[22]
1651-1652: Major-General Robert Overton, appointed by Cromwell
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1661-?: John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton
1663-?: John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale ^[23]
1664: Colonel James Murray ^[24]
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1682-1686: William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry ^[23]
1686-1689: George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon, defended the castle for the exiled James VII ^[23]
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1702-1704: William Douglas, 1st Earl of March
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1712-1714: John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll ^[25]
1714-1737: George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney ^[26]
1737-1738: Charles Douglas, 2nd Earl of Selkirk
1738-1739: Sir James Campbell of Lawers ^[27]
1739-?: George Ross, 13th Lord Ross ^[28]
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1745–1752: Lord Mark Kerr ^[29]
1752–1763: Humphry Bland ^[30]
1763–1782: John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun ^[31]
1782–1796: Archibald Montgomerie, 11th Earl of Eglinton ^[31]
1796–1801: Lord Adam Gordon ^[32]
1801–1827: Sir Robert Abercromby^[33]
1827–1836: George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon^[34]
1836–1837: Major-General Hon. Patrick Stuart^[35]
1837–1842: Major-General Lord Greenock ^[36]
1842–1847: Lieutenant-General Sir Neil Douglas ^[37]
1847–1852: Major-General Henry Riddell^[38]
1852–1854: Sir Thomas Erskine Napier
vacant; Melville appointed retroactive to 1855
1860–1876: Henry Dundas, 3rd Viscount Melville ^[39]

[edit] Modern governors

General Sir Neil Ritchie, Governor from 1945 to 1947

1936–1937 General Sir Archibald Cameron of Locheil ^[40]
1937–1940 General Sir Charles Grant ^[41]
1940–1941 Lieutenant-General Harold Carrington ^[42]
1941–1945 Lieutenant-General Andrew Thorne
1945–1947 General Sir Neil Ritchie
1947–1949 Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Christison^[43]
1949–1952 Lieutenant-General Sir Gordon MacMillan ^[44]
1952–1955 Lieutenant-General Sir Colin Barber ^[45]
1955–1958 Lieutenant-General Sir Horatius Murray
1958–1961 Lieutenant-General Sir George Collingwood ^[46]
1961–1964 Lieutenant-General Sir William Turner ^[47]
1964–1966 Lieutenant-General Sir George Gordon-Lennox^[48]
1966–1969 Lieutenant-General Derek Lang ^[49]
1969–1972 Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Leask ^[50]
1972–1976 Lieutenant-General Sir Chandos Blair
1976–1979 Lieutenant-General Sir David Scott-Barrett ^[51]
1979–1980 General Sir Michael Gow
1980–1982 Lieutenant-General Sir David Young^[52]
1982–1985 Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Boswell
1985–1988 Lieutenant-General Sir Norman Arthur^[53]
1988–1991 Lieutenant-General Sir John MacMillan
1991–1993 Lieutenant-General Sir Peter Graham
1993–1995 Major-General Michael Scott^[54]
1995–1997 Major-General Jonathan Hall^[55]
1997–2000 Major-General Mark Strudwick^[56]
3 April 2000 – 17 November 2002: Major-General Robert Gordon ^[57]
18 November 2002 – 8 July 2004: Major-General Nicholas Parker ^[58]
9 July 2004 – 21 January 2007: Major-General Euan Loudon ^[59]
22 January 2007 – 19 June 2009: Major-General David McDowall ^[60]
19 June 2009 – 25 October 2009: Major-General Andrew Mackay ^[61]
26 October 2009 – present: Major General David Shaw ^[62]

[edit] Notes

^ London Gazette: no. 34268. p. 1974. 27 March 1936. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
^ Gray, p.29
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gray, p.31
^ Paul, vol.3: p.10
^ Paul, vol.5: p.38
^ Balfour Paul, vol VIII, p.263
^ Paul, vol.5: p.38
^ Gray, p.32
^ Paul, vol.2: p.95
^ Gray, p.34
^ Gray, p.35
^ Paul, vol.5: pp.612-615
^ ^a ^b Gray, p.36
^ Gray, p.38
^ Gray, p.47
^ Paul, vol.5: pp.81-82
^ ^a ^b Gray, p.48
^ Gray, pp.49-50
^ Paul, vol.5: pp.81-82
^ Gray, p.50
^ Gray, p.53
^ Gray, p.57
^ ^a ^b ^c Gray, p.58
^ Paul, vol.3: p.401
^ Paul, vol.1: p.372
^ Gray, p.65
^ Gray, p.67
^ Paul, vol.7: p.261
^ London Gazette: no. 8453. p. 2. 27 July 1745.
^ Gray, p.74
^ ^a ^b Gray, p.75
^ London Gazette: no. 13948. p. 1062. 5 November 1796.
^ London Gazette: no. 15400. p. 1035. 22 August 1801.
^ London Gazette: no. 18415. p. 2361. 16 November 1827.
^ London Gazette: no. 19398. p. 1249. 8 July 1836.
^ London Gazette: no. 19467. p. 377. 17 February 1837.
^ {{LondonGazette|issue=20095|startpage=1172|date=29 April 1842
^ London Gazette: no. 20711. p. 918. 5 March 1847.
^ London Gazette: no. 22349. p. 10. 24 January 1860.
^ "Cameron, Sir Archibald Rice (1870-1944), General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/CAMERON3.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
^ "Papers of Gen Sir Charles John Cecil Grant, KCB, KCVO, DSO (1877-1950)". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/cats/grant/gr20-0.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
^ "Carrington, Sir (Robert) Harold (1882-1964), Lieutenant General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/CARRINGTON1.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
^ "Christison, Sir (Alexander Frank) Philip (1893-1993), General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/CHRISTISON.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
^ "MacMillan of MacMillan, Sir Gordon Holmes Alexander (1897-1986), General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/MACMILLANOFMACMILLAN.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
^ "Barber, Sir Colin Muir (1897-1964), Lieutenant General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/BARBER1.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
^ "Collingwood, Sir (Richard) George (1903-1986), Lieutenant General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/COLLINGWOOD.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
^ "Turner, Sir William Francis Robert (1907-1989), Lieutenant General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/TURNER5.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
^ "Lennox, Sir George (Charles) Gordon (1908-1988), Lieutenant General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/LENNOX1.shtml. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
^ "Lang, Sir Derek (Boileau) (b 1913), Lieutenant General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/LANG1.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
^ "Leask, Sir Henry (Lowther Ewart Clark) (born 1913), Lieutenant General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/LEASK.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
^ "Barrett, Sir David (William) Scott- (born 1922), Lieutenant General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/BARRETT.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
^ "Lt-Gen Sir David Young". Glasgow Herald. 18 January 2000. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/lt-gen-sir-david-young-1.253251. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
^ "Lt. General Sir Norman Arthur". Frost's Scottish Who's Who. http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/mfwhoswho/individuals/A_mfwwi/norman_arthur.html. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
^ "Major-General Michael Scott". Buckingham Covers. http://www.buckinghamcovers.com/shop/signer.php?signer_id=400. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
^ "Old soldier takes castle by storm". Glasgow Herald. 29 November 1997. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/old-soldier-takes-castle-by-storm-1.367276. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
^ "Debrett's People of Today". Debrett. http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/s/20330/Mark%20Jeremy+STRUDWICK.aspx. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
^ London Gazette: no. 55778. p. 2333. 1 March 2000. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
^ London Gazette: no. 56828. p. 927. 24 January 2003. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
^ London Gazette: no. 57442. p. 13163. 19 October 2004. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
^ London Gazette: no. 58330. p. 7193. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
^ "Army Officer becomes Governor of Edinburgh Castle". Ministry of Defence. 22 June 2009. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/PeopleInDefence/ArmyOfficerBecomesGovernorOfEdinburghCastle.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
^ "New Scots Army Chief takes up post". STV. 26 October 2009. http://news.stv.tv/scotland/east-central/132775-new-scots-army-chief-takes-up-post/. Retrieved 2010-06-05.

[edit] Bibliography

Gray, W. Forbes (1948). A Short History of Edinburgh Castle. Edinburgh: Moray Press.
Paul, Sir James Balfour (1904). The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: David Douglas.

[0] London Gazette: no. 34268. p. 1974. 27 March 1936. Retrieved 2010-06-03.

[1] Gray, p.29

[Gray31-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gray, p.31

[3] Paul, vol.3: p.10

[4] Paul, vol.5: p.38

[5] Balfour Paul, vol VIII, p.263

[6] Paul, vol.5: p.38

[7] Gray, p.32

[8] Paul, vol.2: p.95

[9] Gray, p.34

[10] Gray, p.35

[11] Paul, vol.5: pp.612-615

[Gray36-12] Gray, p.36

[13] Gray, p.38

[14] Gray, p.47

[15] Paul, vol.5: pp.81-82

[Gray48-16] Gray, p.48

[17] Gray, pp.49-50

[18] Paul, vol.5: pp.81-82

[Gray50-19] Gray, p.50

[20] Gray, p.53

[21] Gray, p.57

[Gray58-22] Gray, p.58

[23] Paul, vol.3: p.401

[24] Paul, vol.1: p.372

[25] Gray, p.65

[26] Gray, p.67

[27] Paul, vol.7: p.261

[28] London Gazette: no. 8453. p. 2. 27 July 1745.

[29] Gray, p.74

[Gray75-30] Gray, p.75

[31] London Gazette: no. 13948. p. 1062. 5 November 1796.

[32] London Gazette: no. 15400. p. 1035. 22 August 1801.

[33] London Gazette: no. 18415. p. 2361. 16 November 1827.

[34] London Gazette: no. 19398. p. 1249. 8 July 1836.

[35] London Gazette: no. 19467. p. 377. 17 February 1837.

[36] {{LondonGazette|issue=20095|startpage=1172|date=29 April 1842

[37] London Gazette: no. 20711. p. 918. 5 March 1847.

[38] London Gazette: no. 22349. p. 10. 24 January 1860.

[39] "Cameron, Sir Archibald Rice (1870-1944), General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/CAMERON3.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.

[40] "Papers of Gen Sir Charles John Cecil Grant, KCB, KCVO, DSO (1877-1950)". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/cats/grant/gr20-0.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-14.

[41] "Carrington, Sir (Robert) Harold (1882-1964), Lieutenant General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/CARRINGTON1.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.

[42] "Christison, Sir (Alexander Frank) Philip (1893-1993), General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/CHRISTISON.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.

[43] "MacMillan of MacMillan, Sir Gordon Holmes Alexander (1897-1986), General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/MACMILLANOFMACMILLAN.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.

[44] "Barber, Sir Colin Muir (1897-1964), Lieutenant General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/BARBER1.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.

[45] "Collingwood, Sir (Richard) George (1903-1986), Lieutenant General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/COLLINGWOOD.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.

[46] "Turner, Sir William Francis Robert (1907-1989), Lieutenant General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/TURNER5.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.

[47] "Lennox, Sir George (Charles) Gordon (1908-1988), Lieutenant General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/LENNOX1.shtml. Retrieved 2010-06-05.

[48] "Lang, Sir Derek (Boileau) (b 1913), Lieutenant General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/LANG1.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.

[49] "Leask, Sir Henry (Lowther Ewart Clark) (born 1913), Lieutenant General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/LEASK.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.

[50] "Barrett, Sir David (William) Scott- (born 1922), Lieutenant General". Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/BARRETT.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-14.

[51] "Lt-Gen Sir David Young". Glasgow Herald. 18 January 2000. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/lt-gen-sir-david-young-1.253251. Retrieved 2010-06-05.

[52] "Lt. General Sir Norman Arthur". Frost's Scottish Who's Who. http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/mfwhoswho/individuals/A_mfwwi/norman_arthur.html. Retrieved 2010-06-05.

[53] "Major-General Michael Scott". Buckingham Covers. http://www.buckinghamcovers.com/shop/signer.php?signer_id=400. Retrieved 2010-06-05.

[54] "Old soldier takes castle by storm". Glasgow Herald. 29 November 1997. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/old-soldier-takes-castle-by-storm-1.367276. Retrieved 2010-06-05.

[55] "Debrett's People of Today". Debrett. http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/s/20330/Mark%20Jeremy+STRUDWICK.aspx. Retrieved 2010-06-05.

[56] London Gazette: no. 55778. p. 2333. 1 March 2000. Retrieved 2008-12-16.

[57] London Gazette: no. 56828. p. 927. 24 January 2003. Retrieved 2008-12-16.

[58] London Gazette: no. 57442. p. 13163. 19 October 2004. Retrieved 2008-12-16.

[59] London Gazette: no. 58330. p. 7193. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-16.

[60] "Army Officer becomes Governor of Edinburgh Castle". Ministry of Defence. 22 June 2009. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/PeopleInDefence/ArmyOfficerBecomesGovernorOfEdinburghCastle.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-27.

[61] "New Scots Army Chief takes up post". STV. 26 October 2009. http://news.stv.tv/scotland/east-central/132775-new-scots-army-chief-takes-up-post/. Retrieved 2010-06-05.

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