Edinburgh Castle is Scotland‘s most visited paid tourist attraction and sits upon an extinct volcano. The castle has undergone so many attacks during it’s 1100 years of history, it is the most besieged place in Great Britain and one of the most attacked in the world!
I captured these photos after touring the Castle and walking down toward Princes Street Gardens.
As you approach the castle to enter, this is your view…
Once inside, if you turn around this is your view…
Love these big cannons!
During the 1700’s and early 1800’s, the castle vaults were used to house prisoners of war.
This is the pet cemetery where the soldiers buried their dogs…
A seating area inside the castle…
When I’m exploring somewhere that is seeped in so much history, I feel invigorated and energized!
Sherry Lachelle Travels 
Great to see your photos of Edinburgh Castle again. Edinburgh was where I grew to love the bagpipes…during Lothian Heritage week, I believe.
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Thank you Woolly! So much tradition!
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Wow…fascinating. Thanks. ❤️
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Thank you!!
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Enjoyed touring the castle today. Thanks for sharing.
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You’re welcome…thanks for coming along!
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I loved it so much… a place not to be missed, and preferably during the Tattoo… Serenity :-)claudine
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That’s great you were able to go during the Tattoo! xoxo
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Isn’t it amazing how many rocks had to be moved to build these castles?! Nice pictures. You must have had a great trip, seeing all these sights.
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It is amazing! We had a grand adventure!
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So beautiful. Thanks for sharing your trip here Sherry! ❤
Diana xo
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Thank you for taking time to follow! 🙂
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How long were you there? I just heard a radio show about Scotland and I thought to myself that it may be the very first country I want to visit if I ever get a chance to go overseas.
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We were there 4 nights. There are so many wonderful places to explore in Europe…it’s difficult to pick just one!
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This is so incredibly fascinating to me! The mysterious history… The last photo seems to have heating radiators below the seating.
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So much of the history was surrounding poverty and suffering though. I didn’t notice the radiators at first. 🙂
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Wow those pictures are amazing as always, love the view of the castle in full color and then in black and white! I felt I was along on the tour! Very beautiful and captured such amazing things as well as simple things!
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Thanks Lynz! So happy you enjoyed the virtual trip! 🙂
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It was so lovely!
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