Calton Hill
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The volcanic hill, 103 meters high, closes the Princes Street axis from the east. In 1826, the construction of the National Monument of Scotland began here, modeled on the Athenian Parthenon, interrupted due to lack of funds after the erection of twelve columns. On the hill also stands the 32-meter Nelson Monument tower from 1815 with a time ball. Next to it rises the City Observatory building designed in the Greek style by William Playfair. From the hill, there is a panorama of the city and the bay.
- Visit time: 1 h
What to look for
- Twelve Doric columns of the unfinished National Monument of Scotland
- Nelson Monument tower with a working Time Ball on the spire
- Neoclassical pavilion of the former City Observatory
- Panorama of Princes Street, Edinburgh Castle, and the Firth of Forth bay
How long does it take to visit Calton Hill?
Plan about 1 h.
Nearby
- Howies — 250 m
- Old Calton Burial Ground — 310 m
- The Gardener's Cottage — 330 m
- Canongate Tolbooth — 440 m
- Museum of Edinburgh — 460 m
- Café Royal — 540 m
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