The first camera obscura we ever visited in the summer of 1978 was on Castlehill in Edinburgh. We have been back to it many times and it holds a special place in our hearts. Our first itinerary for this trip did not include it but we were corresponding with the manager of the facility about use of one of our photographs and realized that Edinburgh was directly in our path when we traveled from Dundee to Dumfries. We always enjoy Edinburgh so decided to stop off there for a few days. What a wise decision!
The camera obscura is at the top of the Royal Mile, next to the castle. It was established in the 1850's by the optician Maria Theresa Short and was originally known as Short's Observatory. On our first visit it was called in the Outlook Tower but has now been named "Camera Obscura and World of Illusions". It now includes many amazing exhbitions of optical illusions.
