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Arthur's Seat as seen over the Firth of Forth from Fife. Arthur's Seat (Scottish Gaelic: Suidhe Artair, pronounced [ˈs̪ɯi.əˈaɾt̪ʰəɾʲ]) is an ancient extinct volcano that is the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design". [3]
Holyrood Park (also called the King's Park or Queen's Park depending on the reigning monarch's gender) is a royal park in central Edinburgh, Scotland about 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) to the east of Edinburgh Castle. It is open to the public.
The Scottish Parliament Building with Calton Hill in the background. Comprising an area of 1.6 ha (4 acres), with a perimeter of 480 m (1570 ft), [13] the Scottish Parliament Building is located 1 km (0.6 mi) east of Edinburgh city centre on the edge of the Old Town. [14]
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The Palace of Holyroodhouse (/ ˈ h ɒ l ɪ r uː d / or / ˈ h oʊ l ɪ r uː d /), [1] commonly known as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland.Located at the bottom of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, at the opposite end to Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood has served as the principal royal residence in Scotland since the 16th century, and is a setting for state ...
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Arthur's Seat from Edinburgh Castle. Orson Pratt arrived in Scotland on 8 May 1840 to supervise the missionaries. At the time of Pratt's arrival, there were 80 Latter-day Saints in the area, [4] thanks to the efforts of Wright and Mulliner so Pratt was able to organise the church's first branch in Scotland at Paisley.
Great Coastal Railway Journeys is a BBC documentary series produced by Naked West and presented by Michael Portillo, [1] a former Conservative MP and Minister of State for Transport. [ 2 ] Following the format of Great British Railway Journeys and related series with Portillo as presenter, each episode of this series features a coastal railway ...