Portal:Scotland/Selected picture/July, 2012



Calton Hill (archaically spelt Caltoun Hill,) is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, just to the east of the New Town. It is the headquarters of the Scottish Government, which is based at St Andrew's House, on the steep southern slope of the hill; with the Scottish Parliament Building, and other key buildings, for example Holyrood Palace, lying near the foot of the hill. The hill also includes several iconic monuments and buildings: the National Monument, Nelson's Monument, the Dugald Stewart Monument, the New Parliament House (the Royal High School), the Robert Burns Monument, the Political Martyrs' Monument and the City Observatory.

Photo credit: Saffron Blaze