Edinburgh Castle has record summer

Edinburgh Castle has seen a record breaking summer for visitors, with more than three quarters of a million people at the Capital landmark.
Edinburgh Castle saw a record summer.Picture: Ian GeorgesonEdinburgh Castle saw a record summer.Picture: Ian Georgeson
Edinburgh Castle saw a record summer.Picture: Ian Georgeson

The castle saw 767,566 visitors go through its famous gates between June and September, a 3% increase on the previous record, which was in 2013.

The castle is one of several Historic Scotland sites which enjoyed record breaking visitor numbers over the summer period.

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