What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in City of Edinburgh.
Roughly 100 meters in height, Calton Hill is composed primarily of basalt and sandstone, formed during the Carboniferous period. The area is historically significant as the site of the former Calton Hill Jail, linked to Edinburgh's 18th-century penal history.
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Photo: Simon Johnston · CC BY-SA 2.0