What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Calton Hill, City Observatory as Observatory (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Thomas Henderson MemorialMemorial · 7 yd
The HillsideGallery · 18 yd
Edinburgh, Calton Hill, City Observatory, City DomeObservatory (19th Century) · 34 yd
Edinburgh, Calton Hill, City Observatory, Playfair's MonumentCommemorative Monument (19th Century) · 41 yd
Playfair MonumentMemorial · 43 yd
The Portuguese CannonVisitor information · 57 yd
Dugald Stewart MonumentVisitor information · 78 yd
Calton HillMountain / peak · 112 yd
Edinburgh, Calton Hill, National MonumentCommemorative Monument (19th Century), Culvert (period Unknown), Temple (19th Century) · 115 yd
Calton Hill viewed from Edinburgh CastleCastle, fort or tower · 118 yd
National Monument of ScotlandHeritage attraction · 124 yd
Edinburgh, Regent Road, K6 Telephone KioskTelephone Box (20th Century) (1935) · 161 ydOther information
Photo: Chris Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0