Edinburgh

The City

Below the Castle

There is a sense of history is all around you here. You can get lost in the cobbled alleyways of the Old city topped by the sturdy Edinburgh Castle, admire the Georgian splendour of the New Town and for outstanding views across the city and the sea beyond, you can climb Calton Hill.

I have seen very little of this city. there is much to do and see in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh

Looking towards Calton Hill from the castle

Advocates Close

(You can see the

Sir Walter Scott Monument in the background)

Sir Walter Scott Monument

Greyfriars Kirk

Tron Kirk

St Giles Cathedral

Edinburgh

from the castle

Queensferry

Just a few minutes from Edinburgh, Queensferry sits on the shore of the Firth of Fourth in the shadow of the the Bridges. We stopped to see the Forth bridge and wandered around the harbour for a bit. The views of this World Heritage site were breathtaking.

Forth Bridge

Forth Road Bridge

The Castle

Edinburgh Castle has dominated the skyline for centuries.

This most famous of Scottish castles has a complex history. The oldest part, St Margaret's Chapel, dates from the 12th century; the Great Hall was erected by James IV around 1510; the Half Moon Battery by the Regent Morton in the late 16th century; and the Scottish National War Memorial after the First World War.

The castle houses many things including the Honours (Crown Jewels of Scotland), the Stone of Destiny, the famous 15th century gun Mons Meg, the One o' Clock Gun, the National War Museum of Scotland and Robert Gibb’s celebrated painting “The Thin Red Line”.