Who was the new-born baby found buried inside the castle walls?Was the real Stone of Destiny returned to Scotland in 1996?Who sat down to the fateful Black Dinner?Why did the ghost of Claverhouse, Marquis of Dundee, appear in the castle?Who was the last prisoner to be held in the dungeons of Edinburgh Castle, and what was his crime?Towering above Edinburgh, on the core of an extinct volcano, sits a grand and forbidding fortress. Edinburgh Castle is one of Scotland's most awe-inspiring and iconic landmarks. A site of human habitation since the Bronze Age, the ever-evolving structure has a rich and varied history and has been of crucial significance, militarily and strategically, for many hundreds of years. McHardy tells the story of the castle not only through history but also through legend, stories told down generations which, whether fact or fiction, have become part of the castle's historic legacy. Tales of Edinburgh Castle is a salute to this ancient tradition of story-telling and paints a vivid picture of the castle in bygone times, the rich and varied characters to whom it owes its notoriety, and its central role in Scotland's history and identity.