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Arthur’s Seat

Arthur's Seat is an ancient extinct volcano that is the main peak of the group of hills in , , which form most of , described by Robert Louis Stevenson 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, Edinburgh”, “Arthurs Seat”, “Arthurs Seat, Edinburgh”, “Craggenemarf”, “Mount Dolorous”, and “Suidhe Artair”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holyrood Park and National Museum of Scotland.

Park
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is a public park in central , Scotland about 1 mile to the east of . It has an array of hills, lochs, glens, ridges, basalt cliffs, and patches of gorse, providing a wild piece of highland landscape within its 650-acre area.

Museum
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The in , Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum, with international collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures.

Lake
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is a lake.

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 . It lies to the east of the A7 road, as it leaves the city centre, approximately 3 miles south of the centre.

Suburb
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is a residential area in the centre of , . It mainly comprises public housing developments. It is bounded in the north by Holyrood Road, the west by the Pleasance and St Leonard's Street and the east by .

Neighborhood
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is an area in , the capital of , lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the . The area takes its name from , which was the Church of the Holy Rude. includes the following sites:…

Arthur’s Seat

Latitude
55.94408° or 55° 56′ 39″ north
Longitude
-3.16183° or 3° 9′ 43″ west
Elevation
823 feet (251 metres)
Open location code
9C7RWRVQ+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31209291
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2657006
Wiki­data ID
Q712311
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Arthur’s Seat” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Breton: “Kador Arzhur”
  • Catalan: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Cebuano: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Chinese: “亞瑟王座”
  • Czech: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Czech: “Arturovo sedlo”
  • Czech: “hora u Edinburghu”
  • Dutch: “Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ارثرس سيات”
  • Esperanto: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Esperanto: “Artura Sidejo”
  • Finnish: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • French: “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: “Àird nan Saighead”
  • Irish: “Suidhe Artair”
  • Italian: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Japanese: “アーサーの席”
  • 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”
  • Polish: “Fotel Króla Artura”
  • Portuguese: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Russian: “Трон Артура”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Àird nan Saighead”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Suidhe Artair”
  • Serbian: “Артурово седиште”
  • Slovenian: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Spanish: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Swedish: “Arthur’s Seat (kulle i Storbritannien)”
  • Swedish: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • Venetian: “Arthur’s Seat”
  • “Àird nan Saighead”
  • “Arthur’s Seat - Suidhe Artair”
  • “Suidhe Artair”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nether Hill and Hike to Arthurs Seat.

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