There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.