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Calton Hill

Calton Hill is a hill in central , , situated beyond the east end of and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 348 feet
  • Description: mountain in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Craigingalt”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Monument of Scotland and Nelson Monument.

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The , on Calton Hill in , is Scotland's national memorial to the Scottish soldiers and sailors who died fighting in the Napoleonic Wars.

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The is a commemorative tower in honour of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, located in , Scotland. It is situated on top of Calton Hill, and provides a dramatic termination to the vista along from the west.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holyrood and Broughton.

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:…

Suburb
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is an area of , . was an ancient feudal barony that existed outside of Edinburgh before it was later incorporated into the city as urban development took place in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Suburb
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is an area of , the capital of . is one of the oldest parts of the city, taking its name from , a major historic religious site.

Calton Hill

Latitude
55.9556° or 55° 57′ 20″ north
Longitude
-3.18235° or 3° 10′ 57″ west
Elevation
348 feet (106 metres)
Open location code
9C7RXR49+63
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1149620440
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
11810957
Wiki­data ID
Q1199959
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Venetian—“Calton Hill” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Calton Hill”
  • Basque: “Calton Hill”
  • Catalan: “Calton Hill”
  • Chinese: “卡尔顿山”
  • Chinese: “卡爾頓山”
  • Czech: “Calton Hill”
  • Czech: “návrší v Edinburghu”
  • Danish: “Calton Hill”
  • Dutch: “Calton Hill”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كالتون هيل”
  • Estonian: “Calton Hill”
  • Finnish: “Calton Hill”
  • French: “Calton Hill”
  • German: “Calton Hill”
  • Hindi: “कैल्टन पहाड़ी”
  • Irish: “Calltuinn”
  • Irish: “Cnoc Calton”
  • Italian: “Calton Hill”
  • Japanese: “カールトン・ヒル”
  • Japanese: “カールトンヒル”
  • Korean: “칼턴 힐”
  • Korean: “칼턴힐”
  • Korean: “칼튼 힐”
  • Korean: “칼튼힐”
  • Ladin: “Calton Hill”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Calton Hill”
  • Portuguese: “Calton Hill”
  • Russian: “Колтон-Хилл”
  • Scots: “Calton Hill”
  • Slovenian: “Calton Hill”
  • Venetian: “Calton Hill”

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Calton Hill”. Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.