10.1.06

Unknown Castle Burleigh Castle

Unknown Castle We got up early this morning and headed toward Edinburgh, that fabulous auld city. Ginger, Larry, Denise, Marita Beth & myself in our little Ford headed to Auld Reeky. Marita Beth got a wild hair, which she does often enough, and decided that we should take the scenic route to Edinburgh & stop at every available scenic/historic/touristy stop...ok, scratch the touristy bit, we don't really do that. So, she grabbed the map and located a "castle" icon that was somewhere near our intended route and off we went. What a treat this little castle/fort was for us. Utterly empty, it was locked but bore a sign indicating we could pick up a key at the little housing complex across the street. I ran over, caught the lady just as she was leaving, got the key and walked back to the castle to go exploring. It was, originally, three stories, but only 2 of them have floors now, the third floor having long since rotted away. The stairs up to the second floor were slick with bird shit, but it was worth the climb. I regret that I do not recall the name of this little gem. We'd been there perhaps 30, maybe 40 minutes when the continuously darkening sky decided to open up. This photo is taken from inside our vehicle parked on the side of the road just after the rain really started coming down. Having just found out, the castle is Burleigh Castle. I'll search & find more. Wastrel On! (Listening to: August by Shooglenifty) (now listening to: Loch Lomond by Runrig)

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