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Edinburgh Castle has responded after a visitor slated the attraction as "atrocious" and "not a real castle" in a scathing one-star review on TripAdvisor.
Earlier this year, a tourist was left dissatisfied following a trip to the castle, and was quick to take to the travel website to share their thoughts. In the title of the review, the TripAdvisor user stated that the attraction is "absolutely appalling, abysmal, atrocious", and questioned whether it is "the antithesis of a castle".
In the review, which was posted on February 15, the visitor also stated that the castle was "dim", and said the "highlight" of their trip was "things said in conversations" that they overheard.
Edinburgh Castle hit back at the unimpressed tourist's claims, stating there are numerous things to see and do at the attraction, with thousands of positive reviews on TripAdvisor.
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The tourist wrote: "I read on the TripAdvisor the top 10 sights of Edinburgh, with this clearly mounting the list, and the airport sneaking its way in slyly at number nine, so I went to both in the same 24 hours of a day.
"This is not a castle; it is a collection of outer-buildings. I will say however, very generous all time life companion of an audio tour guide forever that they give ya for just the mere baby price of three pounds and an extra half a pound.
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"I will say too, also, additionally, as a side-note, or perhaps a P.S., that the audio guide at number 16 was phenomenal work, something to really surprise and shock the life back into you whilst walking around this dim 'castle'.
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Kate Bush‘s ‘Wuthering Heights’, has died.The news of the 69-year-old’s death was announced on social media by his wife Leila on Saturday (April 8).Sharing a photo of the pair, she wrote on Instagram: “It is with deep sadness and regret that I let you know that my loving husband Ian Bairnson has passed away on Friday 7th April.“Ian was the sweetest, kindest, loving husband I could ever have wished for and I take comfort that he is resting now up there in his very own piece of ‘Blue Blue Sky’.”Revealing that her husband suffered a long battle with dementia, Leila continued: “Although Ian has left us, his musical legacy stays with us and will continue to delight and brighten our lives, as it did his, forever.“I would like to thank the doctors and nurses at Frimley Park Hospital, the managers and carers at Lynwood Care Home and our families and close friends for the love and support they have provided us during these challenging years of Ian’s long battle with dementia.”A post shared by Leila Bairnson (@leila_bairnson)Born on the Shetland Islands of Scotland, Bairnson moved to London in the early 1970s and was invited to join Cockney Rebel by Steve Harley, though instead opting to join the band Pilot from his homeland.The Scottish musician was a renowned session player, featuring as part of the Alan Parsons Project and working with the likes of Paul McCartney, Sting and Mick Fleetwood.His most iconic turn though came when he played the solo on Kate Bush’s huge 1978 single ‘Wuthering Heights’.Bairnson retired from performing live in 2018 and was battling dementia in his final years.
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