Edinburgh Castle | |
|---|---|
Plantation and Great House | |
| Coordinates:18°14′48″N77°12′07″W / 18.2466843°N 77.2020167°W /18.2466843; -77.2020167 | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Parish | St Ann |
| Built | c. 1770 |
| Founded by | Lewis Hutchinson |
| Named after | Edinburgh Castle,Edinburgh,Scotland |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Edinburgh Castle, an estate and now ruinedgreat house inSaint Ann, was built by Jamaica's earliest recorded serial killer,Lewis Hutchinson.[1][2] It had two circular, loopholed towers diagonally at opposite corners.[1] The ruins are on thelist of National Heritage Sites in Jamaica.
There is a small nearby village of the same name at18°14′26″N77°13′10″W / 18.240591°N 77.219414°W /18.240591; -77.219414.[3]
There is also a small settlement of this name inSt Thomas at17°54′01″N76°34′57″W / 17.9004029°N 76.5824533°W /17.9004029; -76.5824533[4]