4TH SEPTEMBER 2018 BLACKNESS CASTLE AND EDINBURGH
BLACKNESS CASTLE
Our first stop of the day was Blackness Castle - which we loved. Built on the rocky shores of the Firth of Forth in the 1440's this fortress is shaped like a ship. Over the centuries it has been used as a prison and minor garrison and was briefly used in WWI. Blackness Castle like Braemer Castle has an iron yett or gate.
The castle has been used as a filming location - Hamlet, the Bruce, Doomsday, the television miniseries of Ivanhoe and Outlander.
EDINBURGH
We then traveled by train into Edinburgh to go to the castle, walk down the Royal Mile, through the cemetery to see the views of Arthur's Seat and towards the castle.
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| Blackness Castle and Edinburgh Castle, Scotland |
BLACKNESS CASTLE
Our first stop of the day was Blackness Castle - which we loved. Built on the rocky shores of the Firth of Forth in the 1440's this fortress is shaped like a ship. Over the centuries it has been used as a prison and minor garrison and was briefly used in WWI. Blackness Castle like Braemer Castle has an iron yett or gate.
The castle has been used as a filming location - Hamlet, the Bruce, Doomsday, the television miniseries of Ivanhoe and Outlander.
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| Blackness Castle, Scotland |
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| Blackness Castle, Scotland |
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| Blackness Castle, Scotland |
EDINBURGH
We then traveled by train into Edinburgh to go to the castle, walk down the Royal Mile, through the cemetery to see the views of Arthur's Seat and towards the castle.
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| Edinburgh Castle, Scotland |
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| Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh |
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| Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| One of the many Closes along the Royal Mile, used as a film location for Outlander, Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| Top left hill ridge is Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh, Scotland |
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