Calton Hill

Today I walked up Calton Hill. It's a steep hill with multiple walking paths to the top, which sits just to the side of the Edinburgh city centre. Not unlike Mount Victoria in Wellington, except it's not quite as high.

The hill is mostly grass covered, with paths to multiple lookouts across various parts of the city.

Looking north, over where we live, to Leith and the Firth of Forth...


Looking south, over Arthur's Seat (the big hill), and the lower end of Royal Mile...


Looking west, over towards Princes Street and Edinburgh Castle...



Calton Hill seems to have become a "dumping ground" for various monuments during the early 1800's, to various famous people and events. They're scattered somewhat randomly across the hill, seemingly with little planning. It's interesting all the same, if a little bewildering.

It's worth a walk up the hill the the views, and to see up close the monuments that are usually seen from afar. The walk up is steep, but short and doesn't take long.

National Monument (1822) which was never completed...


Dugald Stewart Monument (1831)...


Nelson's Monument (1805)...