Arthur’s Seat

Arthur's Seat is an ancient extinct volcano. It is the main peak of a group of hills in , , which form most of . Robert Louis Stevenson described it as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design".
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 823 feet
  • Description: mountain in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Àird nan Saighead”, “Arthur Seat”, “Arthur’s seat”, “Arthurs Seat”, “Arthurs Seat, Edinburgh”, “Artura Sidejo”, “Arturovo sedlo”, “Cathair Airt”, “Craggenemarf”, “Fotel Króla Artura”, “hora u Edinburghu”, “Mount Dolorous”, and “アーサーの席”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Holyrood Park and Holyrood Abbey.

Park
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is a public park in central …

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is a ruined abbey of the Canons Regular in , Scotland.

Museum
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The in , Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prestonfield and Dumbiedykes.

Suburb
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is a primarily residential suburb in the south of , the capital of .

Suburb
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is a residential area in the centre of , .

Neighborhood
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is an area in , the capital…

Arthur’s Seat

Latitude
55.94407° or 55° 56′ 39″ north
Longitude
-3.1616° or 3° 9′ 42″ west
Elevation
823 feet (251 metres)
Open location code
9C7RWRVQ+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31209291
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2657006
Wiki­data ID
Q712311
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Arthur’s Seat” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقعد آرثر”
  • Basque: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Breton: “Kador Arzhur”
  • Catalan: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Cebuano: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Chinese: “亞瑟王座”
  • Czech: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Dutch: “Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ارثرس سيات”
  • Esperanto: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Finnish: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • French: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • German: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Greek: “Κάθισμα του Αρθούρου”
  • Hebrew: “ארתורס סיט”
  • Hungarian: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Icelandic: “Sæti Artúrs”
  • Irish: “Suidhe Artair”
  • Italian: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Japanese: “アーサーの玉座”
  • Ladin: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Arthur’s Seat i Edinburgh”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Piemontese: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Polish: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Portuguese: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Russian: “Трон Артура”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Suidhe Artair”
  • Serbian: “Артурово седиште”
  • Slovenian: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Spanish: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Spanish: “El asiento de Arturo”
  • Swedish: “Arthur’s Seat (kulle i Storbritannien)”
  • Swedish: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Venetian: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • “Arthur’s Seat - Suidhe Artair”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Powderhouse Corner and Hutton’s Section.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hike to Arthurs Seat and Nether Hill.

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