Definition of ruling. 1  1a : exerting power or authority the ruling partyb : chief, predominating a ruling passion. 2  2 : generally prevailing.
The City of Edinburgh grew outwards from the Castle rock, and the first houses in Edinburgh were built on the area in front of Edinburgh Castle, which is now known as the Lawnmarket, and then the house building continued down the High Street and The Cannongate towards the Royal Palace of Holyrood House.
Blair Castle, Perthshire. Owned by: Duke of Atholl. Complete medieval castle, remodelled in a Scottish Baronial style in the 19th century. Commanding a strategic position on the main route through the central Scottish Highland, Blair Castle is said to have been started by John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, around 1269.