[1krispy1, 08.07.2007] Barry Shelby gives a rating of highly recommended or one of three stars for Edinburgh Castle. Noting that it has public transportation access via "Bus: 28 or 35" with admission varying by age, but as of December 2006 it was "£9.50 ($18) adults, £7 ($13) seniors and students, and £2 ($3.70) children age 15 and under".

Barry says "few places in Scotland are filled with as much lore as Edinburgh Castle" which was started back in the 11th century by "Malcolm III and his Saxon queen" and added on by various successors. Of the original structure only St. Margarets Chapel remains and it is "the oldest structure in Edinburgh". The structures which remain today of the castle "are basically those that resulted from the castles' role as a "military garrison" dating back to the 1700s. Many of the displays are "devoted to military history".

At five tons the "medieval siege cannon, known as Mons Meg" is on duty guarding the castle. Some of the walls of the great storerooms contain wall carvings which were put there by prisoners from the Napoleonic wars. The "Scottish Crown Jewels" are another feature to be seen here.