Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle - Scotland's most famous castle, which is a beautiful wooden fortress, built on a high rock in the center of the Scottish capital.


It is noteworthy that even the road that leads to this castle, unusual and surprising, it was called the "Royal Mile" and this is the road from Holyrood Palace to Edinburgh Castle.



The rock on which built this amazing miracle is actually a volcano that has long been extinct. Since time immemorial, the volcano has been chosen by a person settled here people almost always. Castle became the main stronghold of Scotland, at the time it was called the key to the country!



By the way, on this mountain first building was built back in the early Middle Ages, after which it reinforced and rebuilt several times, but most large-scale restructuring was made here in the 17th century, after which the "structure" has become the most impregnable fortress! With 3 sides Edinburgh Castle is well protected inaccessible cliffs, and to get close to this castle can only be steep and great at the same bombard the road.



Edinburgh Castle is the pride of St. Margaret's Chapel, which was built in the early 12th century. In a beautiful castle you can see the legendary Scottish kings crown, as well as many other interesting relics and objects.



It has long been considered the heart of Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, and therefore the whole country, because it is in it make the most important decisions that affected the course of the entire history of Scotland.

Alas, in the history of the castle there are dark spots, the point is that since the 18th century it was used as a prison. It is noteworthy that at Edinburgh Castle during the Second World War even kept captured German pilots. Later, however, this beauty was transferred to the Department of the Ministry of castles and palaces in Scotland.