Edinburgh is a strange town. Today’s thriving Scottish capital grew around the central Edinburgh Castle. But before the city became a modern metropolis, Edinburgh’s odd history included several generations of residents locked into a four-mile radius, witch trials and torture, and endless ghost stories. This ancient city is so unusual that it even inspired JK Rowling’s Harry Potter novels. Edinburgh is a city of contrast. In Edinburgh, you’ll find narrow alleyways called “close” where hundreds of thousands lived below sustenance…
