What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in City of Edinburgh.
Calton Hill Monuments are located on a prominent 45-metre (148 ft) hill in central Edinburgh, offering panoramic views of the city and the surrounding Firth of Forth. The site features several 19th-century neoclassical structures, including the National Monument and the Nelson Monument, reflecting Edinburgh's historical role as a centre of Enlightenment and military commemoration.
Places near here
Edinburgh, Calton Hill, Democracy CairnCommemorative Cairn (20th Century) · 47 yd
Abraham Lincoln at Old Calton Cemetery, Calton HillChurch, cross or graveyard · 56 yd
Edinburgh, 5-7 Regent Road, Royal High SchoolInscribed Stone (16th Century), Office(s) (20th Century), School (19th Century) · 73 yd
Old Calton Cemetery, Calton HillChurch, cross or graveyard · 83 yd
Folly, Nelson's monument and observatoryHeritage place · 87 yd
'Edinburgh's Disgrace,' Calton HillMountain or hill · 109 yd
Calton Hill MonumentMountain or hill · 109 yd
Royal High SchoolHeritage place · 109 yd
National Monument of ScotlandHeritage attraction · 117 yd
Calton Hill viewed from Edinburgh CastleCastle, fort or tower · 122 yd
Calton HillMountain / peak · 207 yd
The HillsideGallery · 242 ydOther information
Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0