The chapel fell into disuse at the Protestant Reformation, and was used as a gunpowder store from the 16th century. There is a fairly frequent record of services held in the chapel, though another and larger chapel was also in use within the castle. For many years afterwards the building was known as the "Royal Chapel in the Castle". On his death bed in 1329, Bruce spoke of the story of Queen Margaret and issued orders for the chapel's repair, with some forty pounds Scots being put aside for that purpose. He destroyed all the buildings in the castle, except for the little chapel. On the night of 14 March 1314 the castle was captured by Robert the Bruce. The chapel formed part of a larger building, located to the north, which contained the castle's royal lodgings. It was originally thought that St Margaret herself worshipped in this small chapel, but the style of the architecture indicates that it was built during the reign of David I, her fourth son, who ruled from 1124–1153. In 1250 she was canonised by Pope Innocent IV. According to the Life of Saint Margaret, attributed to Turgot of Durham, she died at Edinburgh Castle in 1093, just days after receiving the news of her husband's death in battle. She was a pious woman, and among many charitable works she established a ferry across the Firth of Forth for pilgrims travelling to Dunfermline Abbey. Around 1070 Margaret married Malcolm III of Scotland. Margaret and her family fled to Scotland following the Norman conquest of England of 1066. 1045 – 16 November 1093) was an English princess of the House of Wessex, the sister of Edgar Ætheling. In the 19th century the chapel was restored and today is cared for by the St Margaret's Chapel Guild. It was constructed in the 12th century, but fell into disuse after the Reformation. An example of Romanesque architecture, it is a category A listed building. St Margaret's Chapel, in Edinburgh Castle, is the oldest surviving building in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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