I've walked round to the front of Edinburgh Castle. It's quite long climb for my little legs. The castle is built on a volcanic plug in the middle of Edinburgh. Three sides are cliffs so I've walked up the non-cliff side. Parts of the castle were built in the 12th C with bits being added over the next few hundred years. It changed hands a few times when England and Scotland were fighting. Oliver Cromwell captured it in 1650 after a three month siege. Unusually for him he didn't destroy it. It is now a nice big castle with views for miles around and includes a museum with lots of tourists visiting it. It isn't as nice as my Castell Coch though.
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