Edinburgh Castle crowned Scotland’s most photogenic landmark in new study

Scotland is rich in landmarks - but Edinburgh Castle tops the list says photography retailer

Edinburgh Castle has been named as Scotland’s most photogenic landmark according to a new study. 

Photography retailer, Jessops, looked at Instagram data from across the country and found that the famous capital landmark was the most photographed in Scotland.

Photography retailer, Jessops found Edinburgh Castle was the most photographed Scottish landmark

According to social media data, Edinburgh Castle was the most photographed landmark in Scotland with the historic castle boasting an impressive 720,000 hashtags. 

Loch Ness came in second place with an impressive 530,000 hashtags. This was followed by Ben Nevis (280,000), Glenfinnan Viaduct (80,000) and in fifth place, the Scott Monument with 70,000 hashtags.

Jessops also looked at the UK's most photographed landmarks where Edinburgh Castle came in seventh place. The number one spot in the UK was the London Eye which recorded a staggering 3,480,000 hashtags, followed closely by Big Ben (3,470,000). Stonehenge, the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge also made it into the top ten list.