Just before I turn left I look up to the houses and flats on the Mound and back of the Royal mile (the street which links the Castle to Holyrood Palace.)

The Royal mile is one of the oldest streets in Edinburgh, dating from medieval times there is a Witches Well near the Castle which commemorates the 300 or so women who were found guilty of witchcraft and subsequently executed on this spot between 1479 and 1722.

Like most people who live or work in Edinburgh, I don't give the buildings a second thought, but doing this thread has made me research some things. The city is "hoaching" with history. statues, we've got hundreds