Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Calton Hill

Calton Hill, in city of Edinburgh, alt. 355 ft.; with its public buildings and monuments, it forms one of the most striking features of Edinburgh, and commands an extensive and varied view.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Administrative units: Midlothian County
Place: Calton Hill

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