One of the most beautiful views of Edinburgh is from the top of Arthur's seat. It is a hill near the University of Edinburgh and legend has it (spurred on no doubt, by medieval advertisers - think of the show SUITS with chain mail and swords and knuckle dragging servants) that King Arthur and the Round Table used this location. Pretty dubious as there are about a dozen more hills around Great Britain with the same name and legend surrounding it. More likely is that the name comes from a gaelic term referring to the height an arrow can fly.
Anyway, you get a special view of the city and surrounding land and seascapes.
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| The climb up can be either cross country (see picture below) or up a winding staircase of rock. You would not want to trip on these sharp edges if you value your shins/knees/Roman nose etc. |
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| A lot of people create their own path beside the rock steps and it is actually easier to ascend the hill on this path! |
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| This is the cross-country trail. Alister and I took this route up and I am pretty confident that within the year (or maybe two) Alister will forgive me. It was quite a steep pitch! |
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| Another view of the cross country approach. |
This is the view from the adjacent hill top to Arthur's Seat
At the top, you get a beautiful view of the entire town.
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| Zoomed in on the Castle from the top of Arthur's Seat |
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