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Worth a visit for the rooftop view across the city.

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Since 1966, a cross has been raised on Tunstall Hills every year on Good Friday.... (more)

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At 208m, not quite the highest point, which is to the east, but an excellent... (more)

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Taken from the highest viewing level of the Spinnaker Tower, this photo shows... (more)

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A triangulation point (or "trig point") on Tunstall Hills, overlooking... (more)

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Since 1966, a cross has been raised on Tunstall Hills every year on Good Friday.... (more)

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Calton Hill was busy with people capturing the views on a clear spring day, here... (more)

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This photo shows Lincoln Cathedral in Minster Yard LN2 1PX, taken from the... (more)

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A seat with a view out across Edinburgh's southern fringe to the Pentland Hills.

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St Giles' cathedral with its distinctive lantern tower seen across Chambers... (more)

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The open grassy summit area gives extensive views of Edinburgh, in this case... (more)

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Houses at Swanston seen across the busy A720 City By-Pass, Craiglockhart Hill in... (more)

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A view across suburban Edinburgh to the Ochil Hills in the distance. Nearby are... (more)

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The summit trig point (100m) with a view north over Leith to Fife.

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The city's most famous landmark, seen from the elevated viewpoint of the... (more)

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Looking out from the steep wooded hillside above Craiglockhart Pond, across... (more)

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Looking south to the Edinburgh University hall in Teviot Place, completed in 1897.

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Looking west to Greyfriars Kirk and churchyard with the domes of George... (more)

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Looking across the grey roofs of Fairmilehead bungalows to Caerketton Hill, the... (more)

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The unlovely tower structure crowning the St James Quarter retail development... (more)

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Looking SW to Wester Craiglockhart Hill with Napier University's... (more)

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Braid Hills are one of Edinburgh's most extensive green spaces within the... (more)

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A deer-fenced plantation by the path up from the cottages at Swanston. A useful... (more)

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A path from Braid Hills Drive to Liberton Brae. Ahead are Kings Buildings, a... (more)

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Looking back down the course of the burn between Todhole Knowe and Middle Knowe,... (more)

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Looking from the lower slopes of the Pentland Hills to the houses in... (more)

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