History of Leith, Edinburgh

Traprain Law is a hill about 221m (724 feet) in elevation, located 6km (4 miles) east of Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland. It is the site of an oppidum or hill fort, which covered at its maximum extent about 16 ha (40 acres) and must have been a veritable town. Whether it was a seasonal meeting place or permanent settlement is a matter for speculation. for more click here

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Cassell’s Old and New Edinburgh by James Grant

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Cassell’s Old and New Edinburgh by James Grant

Following the path into the low valley of Hunter’s Bog, you can see the Arthur’s Seat volcano on your left and the rising slopes of Salisbury Crags on your right. for more click here

A YOUNG brother and sister who discovered an ancient arrowhead on Arthur’s Seat were praised today for helping piece together Scotland’s “ancient historical jigsaw”.

Robert Simon, 12, and his ten-year-old sister Kirsty found what they thought was an odd-shaped stone on a path above Dunsapie Loch. for more click here

Source-Town Plan of Edinburgh (south east part) Surveyed: 1849-53 nls

From the “Town Plan of Edinburgh, Surveyed: 1849-53″ source nls

Arthur’s Seat is the main peak of the group of hills which form most of Holyrood Park, a remarkably wild piece of highland landscape in the centre of the city of Edinburgh, about a mile to the east of Edinburgh Castle. The hill rises above the city to a height of 251 m (823 feet), provides excellent panoramic views of the city, is quite easy to climb, and is a popular walk. Though it can be climbed from almost any direction, the easiest and simplest ascent is from the East, where a grassy slope rises above Dunsapie Loch. for more click here

Arthur’s Seat is the main peak of the group of hills which form most of Holyrood Park, a remarkably wild piece of highland landscape in the centre of the city of Edinburgh, about a mile to the east of Edinburgh Castle. for more click here

Three hundred years ago antiquaries were at the forefront of modernity. This odd paradox is captured in the Royal Academy’s exhibition marking the tercentenary of the Society of Antiquaries. The society is therefore the same age as Britain as a unitary state. This bravely unfashionable exhibition shows how the work of these enthusiastic amateurs — much mocked, then as now — contributed to the creation of a national sense of the past. for more click here