The UK-wide lockdown means many Capital residents have been starved of seeing Edinburgh Castle, typically visible across most of the city centre, for the past few weeks.
So let us try and quench that thirst with 13 images of the tourist hotspot along with the most interesting facts about it.
1. Fact 1
Edinburgh Castle is built on top of a, thankfully long extinct, volcano. The famous Castle Rock was formed by an explosion 340 million years ago. Photo: Oli Scarff
2. Fact 2
The castle has been attacked by hostile forces 23 times. This is the most of an fortress in the UK, and some believe it to the most of any fortress in Europe. Photo: Odd Andersen
3. Fact 3
The Honours of Scotland were forgotten about in the castle for nearly a century. They were discovered by Sir Walter Scott and put on display. Photo: George W. Hales
4. "Fact" 4
The castle is said to be haunted by the ghost of a lone piper, a young boy who is said to have disappeared within the walls and still seeks to be found to this day. Photo: Christopher Furlong