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Edinburgh Castle

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Edinburgh Castle
Photo: Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A fortress on an extinct volcano above Scotland's capital, the home of the Scottish crown jewels (the Honours of Scotland) and the Stone of Destiny. See St Margaret's Chapel, Edinburgh's oldest building, the Great Hall, and the One O'Clock Gun, fired every day except Sunday.


Book timed tickets online. In August the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is staged on the esplanade. Walk down the Royal Mile from the castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and climb Arthur's Seat for a view of the city.

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