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 Edinburgh Castle by MalenaN
After entering the main gate you will be able to rent an audio guide for 3 pounds. The audio guide will give you a lot of information and stories, but there are also small signposts around the castle.
Entrance fee I February 2005 was 9.80 pounds.
The castle is opened every day of the week.
25 March – 30 September: 9.30 - 18.00
1 October – 24 March: 9.30 – 17.00 Leave a Comment Phone: 0131 225 9846
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When you are visiting Edinburgh Castle, try to be there before 1 p.m. and secure a place from which you can see the signal gun on Mills Mount Battery - the 'One O'Clock Gun'.
The gun is fired every day except Sunday and adds to the attractions of the castle. It has a long tradition as the gun ( a different one then) was first fired in June 1861. If you can't go to Edinburgh, see the spectacle on the Internet at:
http://www.edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk/tattoo-experience/video.html Leave a Comment Address: Edinburgh CastleDirections: Beside the Cartshed
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 Guards by shivan
There is a square at the entrance where many shows take place during the year. the most important is the Castle Esplanade
This event is the venue of the world-famous Edinburgh Military Tattoo, the annual occasion on which, over a period of three weeks in August, the Army presents a lively programme of music, marching and historical re-enactments under floodlights before large and appreciative audiences Leave a Comment
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If you are a history buff, do not let the admission price (currently L10.30) deter you from visiting Edinburgh Castle, for me it was the one must see place in the city. Perched on top of a volcanic hill, the Castle looks to be impenetrable and in fact was for the most part.
Start your visit with the included guided tour that starts near the entrance, the 1/2 hour tour takes you up to the top of the Castle where you can start your visit of the interior.
Highlights of the Castle
*The Scottish crown jewels, not as impressive as the ones in the Tower of London but still interesting to see, there's a crown, sceptre and sword
*the War Monument, be sure to check out the interesting stained glass windows depicting scenes with soldiers and military
*Prisoners of War, an underground display on the life of prisoners, complete with soundtrack
*St. Margaret's Chapel, the oldest structure in Edinburgh
*Mon Megs, a medieval cannon, not to be confused with the one o'clock gun
*The one o'clock gun, if you are still there at 1 pm, you can watch the gun being fired Leave a Comment
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One of the things what would be nice to visite will be the Edinburgh Castle.
I didnot had time to visite it inside. Hope to do that next time i visite Edinburgh.
The Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2006 was just ended i think the day before.
Opening Times:
Open all year 7 days a week.
1 April to 31 October 9.30am - 6.00pm
Last admission 5.15pm
1 November to 31 March 9.30am - 5.00pm
Last admission 4.15pm
Closed Christmas Day & Boxing Day.
Admission Cost:
Adults £10.30
Concession £8.50
Children £4.50 Leave a Comment
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 St Margaret's Chapel in
Edinburgh by MalenaN
Just outside the chapel is the huge canon Mons Meg. Leave a Comment
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 edinburgh castle by TomorrowsAngel
The Castle can be seen from all over the city, and is in fact the most visited tourist attraction in all of Scotland. From the ramparts there are magnificent views over the whole of Edinburgh and indeed of much of Southern Scotland. In the summer months of July and August, the Castle plays host to the world famous Military Tattoo. All the year round, every day on the stroke of 1300, the Castle gun fires a blank round to indicate the time. This is the famous '1 o'clock gun'. Watch the pedestrians along Princes Street as the gun fires - it always catches a few by surprise!
The castle also houses the Honours (Crown Jewels) of Scotland, the Stone of Destiny, the famous 15th-century gun Mons Meg and the National War Museum of Scotland. Leave a Comment Address: in the centre of EdinburghPhone: 0131 2259846Directions: Adult £9.50 Child £2.00 Concession £7.00 1st April To October 31st: 0930-1800 1st November To March 31st: 0930-1700 Closed Christmas Day And Boxing Day.Website: http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/op_ourproperties_searchdetail.asp?id=90130
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 an attempt to make a good pic by shivan
I put it in, anyway, to give an idea of how wonderful is the Edinburgh landscape from above.
The hole I was taking the picture through was made for archers to defend the stronghold from the frequent assults brought here in the past centuries.
Edinburgh was and exceptionally important strategic position for the whole United Kingdom. Leave a Comment
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 The Edinburgh Castle
entrance by shivan
It is the largest monument in Edinburgh, incredibly well conserved and maintained. It really seems to me to be back in the Middle Ages. Only the enormous crowd of people hanging around flashing everywhere has brought me back to the 20th century.
Absolutely amazing Leave a Comment
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 Edinburgh Castle by tashka
Open all year 7 days a week.
1 April to 31 October 9.30am - 6.00pm
1 November to 31 March 9.30am - 5.00pm
Closed Christmas Day & Boxing Day.
Admission cost:
Adults £8.50 Elderly £6.25 Children £2.00 Leave a Comment
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