Thursday, September 4, 2014

EDINBURGH CASTLE - EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND


EDINBURGH CASTLE
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND

EDINBURGH CASTLE
CASTLEHILL
EDINBURGH EH1 2NG
UNITED KINGDOM
HOURS:  Daily 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
+44 131 225 9846 Phone

Spent a few hours cruising through the Edinburgh Castle.  Pretty cool place.

Edinburgh Castle is a world famous icon of Scotland and part of the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site.
It was recently voted top UK Heritage Attraction in the British Travel Awards and is Scotland’s number one paid-for tourist attraction.
This most famous of Scottish castles has a complex building 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 the Honours (Crown Jewels) of Scotland, the Stone of Destiny, the famous 15th century gun Mons Meg, the One O' Clock Gun and the National War Museum of Scotland.

In addition to guided tours provided by the castle stewards, there is an audio guide tour available in eight languages. The audio tour takes the visitor on a tour around the castle, explains its architecture, and tells its dramatic history. This guide is available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Mandarin.



















































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