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.[1] The ruins are on the list of National Heritage Sites in Jamaica.
Edinburgh Castle | |
|---|---|
Plantation and Great House | |
  Edinburgh Castle | |
| Coordinates: 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 | UTC-5 (EST) |
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]
In popular media
edit- In Assassin's Creed III, the decaying abandoned Edinburgh Castle can be explored by the game's fictional protagonist Connor Kenway, 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.[5][6][7][8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Edinburgh Castle". Kingston, Jamaica: Jamaica National Heritage Trust. 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- ^ Tortello, Dr. Rebecca (2002-11-06). "Lewis Hutchinson: The Mad Master". Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. 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..
- ^ "Mad Doctor's Castle Mission". IGN. June 18, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ Bowden, Oliver (November 8, 2012). Assassin's Creed: Forsaken. Penguin UK. p. 496. ISBN 9780718193690.
- ^ Assassin's Creed III - Strategy Guide. Gamer Guides. October 28, 2015. p. 73. ISBN 9781621545316.
- ^ Shepard, Douglas (November 18, 2012). "Assassin's Creed 3 – Captain Kidd's Treasure – The Mad Doctor's Castle". Rariti Guide. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
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