Arthur’s Seat
Arthur's Seat is an ancient extinct volcano. It is the main peak of a group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park. Robert Louis Stevenson described it as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design".
- Peak rising to 823 feet (251 metres)
- Description: mountain in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as“Àird nan Saighead”“Arthur Seat”“Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh”“Suidhe Artair”
- Historically known as“Craggenemarf”“Mount Dolorous”
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National Museum of Scotland
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Places in the Area
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Prestonfield
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Dumbiedykes
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Arthur’s Seat
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Latitude
55.94407° or 55° 56′ 39″ north
Longitude
-3.1616° or 3° 9′ 42″ west
Open location code
9C7RWRVQ+J9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = peak
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Arthur’s Seat” goes by many names.
مقعد آرثرArabic
Arthur’s SeatBasque
Kador ArzhurBreton
Arthur’s SeatCatalan
Arthur’s SeatCebuano
亞瑟王座Chinese
Arthur’s SeatCzech
Arturovo sedloCzech
hora u EdinburghuCzech
Arthur’s Seat, EdinburghDutch
جبل ارثرس سياتEgyptian Arabic
Arthur’s SeatEsperanto
Artura SidejoEsperanto
Arthur’s SeatFinnish
Κάθισμα του ΑρθούρουGreek
ארתורס סיטHebrew
Arthur’s SeatHungarian
Sæti ArtúrsIcelandic
Àird nan SaigheadIrish
Cathair AirtIrish
Suidhe ArtairIrish
Arthur’s SeatItalian
アーサーの席Japanese
アーサーの玉座Japanese
Arthur’s SeatLadin
Arthur’s Seat i EdinburghNorwegian Bokmål
Arthur’s SeatNorwegian Nynorsk
Arthur’s SeatPiemontese
Arthur’s SeatPolish
Fotel Króla ArturaPolish
Трон АртураRussian
Àird nan SaigheadScottish Gaelic
Cathair AirtScottish Gaelic
Suidhe ArtairScottish Gaelic
Артурово седиштеSerbian
Arthur’s SeatSlovenian
Arthur’s SeatSwedish
Arthur’s Seat (kulle i Storbritannien)Swedish
Arthur’s SeatVenetian
Arthur’s Seat - Suidhe Artair
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