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°WCoordinates: 18°14′48″N 77°12′07″W / 18.2466843°N 77.2020167°W | |
| 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.[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[4]
Edinburgh Castle in popular media
- In Assassin's Creed III, the decaying abandoned Edinburgh Castle (circa 1776) can be explored by the game's fictional protagonist Connor, in search for one of the pieces of Captain Kidd's treasure map which ended up in Lewis Hutchinson's private collection after he supposedly killed Joseph Palmer only for it to be stolen by another of Hutchinson's victims. During his search, Connor finds Hutchinson built several hidden passages throughout the mansion allowing the Mad Doctor to move quickly through the mansion while hunting his victims and one leading to Hutchinson's Hole where he disposed of his victims. Edinburgh Castle is depicted as an eerie decaying old mansion slowly being overtaken by jungle.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Edinburgh Castle". Kingston, Jamaica: Jamaica National Heritage Trust. 2005. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- ↑ Tortello, Dr. Rebecca (2002-11-06). "Lewis Hutchinson: The Mad Master". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- ↑ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet G, 1973.
- ↑ "Edinburgh Castle, Saint Thomas, Jamaica". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-10-01..
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