🏰 My favourite castle in Edinburgh
🏴 You might be surprised by this one
Howdy! I am often asked by visitors to Scotland, or Edinburgh, what the best castle is.
That’s kind of impossible to answer though - a bit like asking what the best whisky is. There are many possible answers depending on what you like.
But I do have a contender though: Craigmillar Castle in Edinburgh.
It doesn’t get all the fame like Edinburgh Castle does, but it’s well worth a visit.
It has something for everyone: both Outlander and Outlaw King were filmed there; it looks amazing from the inside and out; it’s within Edinburgh’s city limits, so easy to get to; it has some fascinating real-life history relating to Mary Queen of Scots, and; for me (perhaps I’m biased), I grew up and lived right next to it.
So i’m releasing a video tonight that gives you a flavour of why it’s awesome - watch below. If you’ve watched my main channel before, you may have seen some of this footage, though I’ve given it a spruce:
Would you like to learn more about Craigmillar Castle? As well as the video above, you can also read my guide on the Dreaming of Scotland website.
That’s it for now - I have loads more content coming on the Dreaming of Scotland YouTube channel, including many live streams planned throughout the Fringe Festival in August, so make sure you’re subscribed with the notification bell turned on!
Slainte,
Shaun