Edinburgh
Edinburgh
+ Exploring Edinburgh
Sights
* Ann Street
* Assembly Hall
* Assembly Rooms
* Blackford Hill
* Braid Hills
* Calton Hill
* Camera Obscura
* Charlotte Square
* City Art Centre
* The Colonies
* Corstorphine
* Cowgate
* Craigmillar Castle
* Cramond
* Dean Village
* Duddingston
* Edinburgh Castle Museums
* Edinburgh Exchange
* Edinburgh's Festival Centre - The Hub
* Edinburgh Zoo
* George Street
* The Georgian House
* Gladstone's Land
* The Grassmarket
* Greyfriars Kirk
* Hanover Street
* The Heart of Midlothian
* Holyrood Abbey
* Holyrood Park
* Huntly House Museum
* John Knox's House
* Lady Stair's House, The Writers' Museum
* The Lawnmarket
* Leith
* The Meadows
* Mercat Cross
* Morningside
* The Mound
* Murrayfield
* Museum of Childhood
* Parliament House
* Parliament Square
* The People's Story museum
* Princes Street
* Princes Street Gardens
* Queen Street
* Register House
* Royal High School
* Royal Scottish Academy
* Royal scottish Observatory
* The Royal Yacht Britannia
* St Andrew Square
* St Giles Cathedral
* St Mary's episcopal Cathedral
* Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre
* The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the Dean Gallery
* Scottish National Portrait Gallery
* The Scottish Parliament
* Stockbridge
* Swanston
* Talbot Rice Art Gallery
* The Tron Kirk
* The University of Edinburgh
* Victoria Street
* The Water of Leith
* Waterloo Place
* Waverley Market (princes mall)
Vicinity
+ Vicinity
Walk/Drive
Food&Drink
In The Know
Did You Know?
( Do not miss )
A clutch of remarkable monuments adorns the slopes of Calton Hill (108m), another remnant of the volcano which formed Edinburgh's geological structure. The view from the hill's summit is splendid, with all Edinburgh spreading around and sweeping vistas down the coast and across to Fife. For even wider views, climb the 143 steps to the top of Nelson Monument, built in 1807, and housing a timepiece in the shape of a white ball which drops from a mast each day at 1pm. Next to it looms the unfinished National Monument; modelled on the Parthenon in Athens, it was intended as a memorial to the Scots who fell in the Napoleonic Wars. Only twelve columns had been completed when the money ran out and it was known for years as `Edinburgh's Disgrace'. The City Observatory, with its Gothic tower and astronomical dome, stands near by; the grandiose Playfair Monument commemorates John Playfair, first president of the Astronomical Institution.
Address: Calton Hill
Bus: 26, 33, 40, 85
Accessible: Few
Other: Waterloo Place
Nelson Monument
Address: Calton HillPhone: 0131 556 2716
Open: Apr-Sep, Mon 1-6, Tue-Sat 10-6; Oct-Mar, Mon-Sat 10-3
Bus: 26, 33, 40, 85
Admission: Moderate
Other: Waterloo Place
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