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Salisbury Crags

Salisbury Crags is a peak in , and has an elevation of 571 feet. Salisbury Crags is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the suburb .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Arthur’s Seat and Edinburgh Castle.

Peak
Photo: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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".

Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic castle in , . It stands on , which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633.

Museum
Photo: Maccoinnich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dumbiedykes and Holyrood.

Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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:…

Suburb
The Southside is an area of 's capital city, , located between its historic , and the neighbourhood of .

Salisbury Crags

Latitude
55.94604° or 55° 56′ 46″ north
Longitude
-3.17388° or 3° 10′ 26″ west
Elevation
571 feet (174 metres)
Open location code
9C7RWRWG+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12546411046
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12611931
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Long Quarry and St Leonard’s.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cat Nick and Dumbiedykes Lodge, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh.

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