Edinburgh Castle, Jamaica Explained

Edinburgh Castle
Settlement Type:Plantation and Great House
Pushpin Map:Jamaica
Coordinates:18.2467°N -77.202°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Jamaica
Subdivision Type1:Parish
Subdivision Name1:St Ann
Established Title:Built
Established Date:c. 1770
Founder:Lewis Hutchinson
Named For:Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:-5

Edinburgh Castle, an estate and now ruined great house in Saint Ann, was built by Jamaica's earliest recorded serial killer, Lewis Hutchinson.[1] [2] It had two circular, loopholed towers diagonally at opposite corners. The ruins are on the list of National Heritage Sites in Jamaica.

There is a small nearby village of the same name at 18.2406°N -77.2194°W.[3]

There is also a small settlement of this name in St Thomas at 17.9004°N -76.5825°W[4]

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  1. Web site: Edinburgh Castle. 2005. Jamaica National Heritage Trust. 2009-10-01. Kingston, Jamaica. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629114232/http://www.jnht.com/heritage_site.php?id=242. 2011-06-29. dead.
  2. Web site: Lewis Hutchinson: The Mad Master. Tortello. Dr. Rebecca. 2002-11-06. Jamaica Gleaner. 2009-10-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090830233142/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/pages/history/story0036.htm. 2009-08-30.
  3. UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet G, 1973.
  4. Web site: Edinburgh Castle, Saint Thomas, Jamaica . travelingluck.com. 2009-10-01. .
  5. Mad Doctor's Castle Mission . June 18, 2013 . December 19, 2017 . IGN.
  6. Book: Bowden, Oliver . Oliver Bowden . Assassin's Creed: Forsaken . . November 8, 2012 . 496 . 9780718193690.
  7. Book: Assassin's Creed III - Strategy Guide . Gamer Guides . October 28, 2015 . 73 . 9781621545316.
  8. Shepard . Douglas . Assassin's Creed 3 – Captain Kidd's Treasure – The Mad Doctor's Castle . November 18, 2012 . December 20, 2017 . Rariti Guide.