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Arthur
Arthur's Seat

Extinct Volcano


Salisbury Crags
Holyrood Park
City of Edinburgh,
EH16

Neighborhood: Calton/Holyrood

Phone: +44 845 225 5121 (Tourist Information)
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Visit Edinburgh's volcano and walk over its lava flows—there is no danger as its been extinct for 350 million years. The name may refer to 6th century Arthur of Strathclyde or be a derivative of the Gaelic ard-na-said, meaning height of arms. The highest point in Holyrood Park at 822 feet, on a clear day you can see for 100km from the mound across Edinburgh city, along the coast to East Lothian and out to the Forth to Fife. Free admission.

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climbed over 3000 times up the rock face
I visited Scotland 3 times. One one of my trips, my friend, Wm. Grant, (who before he passed away h...
Reviewed by:mommataz_93 from on Mar 09 2008


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Arthur's Seat
I spent many times climbing Arthur's seat as a child then I took my own children for the same cl...
Reviewed by:glesgagirl59 from on Jan 01 2008


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Bonnie Scotland
Climbing the 40 min summit to Arthur's Seat gives the feeling of having conqured a Scottish fort...
Reviewed by:camillenowik from on May 17 2007



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