One of Western Europe's most fascinating historic sites is Edinburgh Castle. It will captivate your imagination because it is set in the center of Scotland's vibrant capital city. You will be astounded by the scenery. Edinburgh Castle's strategic advantage is evident given its position atop its powerful rock. Iron Age people constructed a hill fort on the rock after realizing the location's military potential. A war band ate here for a year before riding to their deaths in battle, according to early medieval poetry. The castle has endured numerous sieges in addition to protecting significant historical events.\

It went through several ownership changes during the Wars of Independence. In a bold nighttime raid in 1314, Thomas Randolph, Robert the Bruce's nephew, led the Scots to retake the castle from the English. Over hundreds of years, the castle's defenses have changed. In 1457, King James II received Mons Meg, one of the best medieval canons ever created. Constructed following the Lang Siege in 1573, the Half Moon Battery was equipped with the Seven Sisters, a series of bronze guns, for two centuries. With an open view to the north, the Argyle Battery is guarded by six additional guns.