Calton Hill
Calton Hill is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, situated beyond the east end of Princes Street and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site.Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: mountain in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Craigingalt”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Monument of Scotland and Nelson Monument.
National Monument of Scotland
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Monument of Scotland, on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, is Scotland's national memorial to the Scottish soldiers and sailors who died fighting in the Napoleonic Wars.
Nelson Monument
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nelson Monument is a commemorative tower in honour of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, located in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated on top of Calton Hill, and provides a dramatic termination to the vista along Princes Street from the west. Nelson Monument is situated 390 feet south of Calton Hill.
Dugald Stewart Monument
Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dugald Stewart Monument is a memorial to the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher Dugald Stewart. It is situated on Calton Hill overlooking the city of Edinburgh and was designed by Scottish architect William Henry Playfair. Dugald Stewart Monument is situated 600 feet southwest of Calton Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holyrood and Broughton.
Holyrood
Neighborhood
Photo: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holyrood is an area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the Royal Mile. The area takes its name from Holyrood Abbey, which was the Church of the Holy Rude. Holyrood includes the following sites:…
Broughton
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broughton is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Broughton 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.
Abbeyhill
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbeyhill is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Abbeyhill is one of the oldest parts of the city, taking its name from Holyrood Abbey, a major historic religious site.
Calton Hill
- Categories: mountain and recreation area
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.95538° or 55° 57′ 19″ northLongitude
-3.18202° or 3° 10′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C7RXR49+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 22413886OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q1199959
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Satellite Map
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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
Highlights include Calton Hill and City Dome, City Observatory, Calton Hill, Edinburgh.
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