Edinburgh Castle, Jamaica

Edinburgh Castle
Plantation and Great House
Edinburgh Castle
Coordinates: 18°14′48″N 77°12′07″W / 18.2466843°N 77.2020167°W / 18.2466843; -77.2020167Coordinates: 18°14′48″N 77°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 for Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland
Time zone EST (UTC-5)

Edinburgh Castle, an estate and now ruined great house in St 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 the list of National Heritage Sites in Jamaica.

There is a small nearby village of the same name at 18°14′26″N 77°13′10″W / 18.240591°N 77.219414°W / 18.240591; -77.219414.[3]

There is also a small settlement of this name in St Thomas at 17°54′01″N 76°34′57″W / 17.9004029°N 76.5824533°W / 17.9004029; -76.5824533[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Edinburgh Castle". Kingston, Jamaica: Jamaica National Heritage Trust. 2005. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
  2. ↑ Tortello, Dr. Rebecca (2002-11-06). "Lewis Hutchinson: The Mad Master". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
  3. ↑ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet G, 1973.
  4. ↑ "Edinburgh Castle, Saint Thomas, Jamaica". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-10-01..

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