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  • Robin Sones, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Tim Hallam, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Gareth James, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Keith Edkins, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Stu JP, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Walter Baxter, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • W. Bulach, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Abraham Lincoln at Old Calton Cemetery, Calton HillChurch, cross or graveyard · 16 yd

Explorer Tom Abraham Lincoln at Old Calton Cemetery is having a massive row with Edinburgh’s wet weather. The statue looks properly…

Calton Hill MonumentsMountain or hill · 42 yd

Explorer Tom Calton Hill Monuments are like a group chat that refuses to end, with every structure shouting over each other for…

Old Calton Cemetery, Calton HillChurch, cross or graveyard · 46 yd

Explorer Tom Grange Cemetery has a tall tale about a hidden tunnel that leads straight to the pub, which the locals swear is real if…

'Edinburgh's Disgrace,' Calton HillMountain or hill · 66 yd

Explorer Tom 'Edinburgh's Disgrace,' Calton Hill has earned its nickname by being the hill that looks like it’s been left out in the…

National Monument of ScotlandHeritage attraction · 84 yd

Explorer Tom The National Monument on Calton Hill has twelve grand columns and the air of a building that is still expecting the…

Calton Hill viewed from Edinburgh CastleCastle, fort or tower · 86 yd

Explorer Tom Calton Hill views from Edinburgh Castle are like looking at a hill that thinks it’s a mountain and demands respect. The…

Edinburgh, Calton Hill, Democracy CairnCommemorative Cairn (20th Century) · 88 yd

Explorer Tom The Democracy Cairn on Calton Hill was invented by a local who swears he came up with the idea in a pub, though the…

Edinburgh, Calton Hill, National MonumentCommemorative Monument (19th Century), Culvert, Temple (19th Century) · 91 yd

Explorer Tom The National Monument on Calton Hill is basically a giant stone shrug, looking down on the city while asking, 'So, what…

Edinburgh, 5-7 Regent Road, Royal High SchoolInscribed Stone (16th Century), Office(s) (20th Century), School (19th Century) · 95 yd

Explorer Tom Sheriffbrae House in Leith has been standing since the sixteenth century, which means it’s older than most of your…

Nelson MonumentVisitor attraction · 115 yd

Explorer Tom Nelson Monument rises from Calton Hill like an upturned telescope that has spotted all of Edinburgh at once. Climb it…

Royal High SchoolHeritage place · 116 yd

Explorer Tom Royal High School has strict rules for visitors that include 'don’t touch anything' and 'act like you know what you’re…

Edinburgh, New Street, Waverley VaultsNo Class (event) · 318 yd

Explorer Tom Edinburgh, New Street, Waverley Vaults is probably still arguing about where the door goes with itself. The whole…

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