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Name:Calton Hill
Hill number:14300
Height:106m / 348ft
Parent (Ma):1816  Allermuir Hill
RHB Section:28A: Firth of Forth to the River Tweed
County/UA:Edinburgh
Catchment:Forth
Class:Tump (100-199m)
(Tu,1)
Grid ref:NT 26274 74096
Summit feature:exposed rock behind Nelson's monument
Drop:49m
Col:57m  NT259741  
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 306 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Popular local and tourist hill with great views of EdinburghDenise 03/03/2024
RichardM03/03/2024
beckybags22/02/2024
A Peckish22/02/2024
Lauralj8428/01/2024
Lauralj8426/01/2024
Scott Morley 8626/11/2023
Arthur's Seat, Calton Hillkeithouk05/08/2023
Dawn Oldham05/08/2023
Very busy hilllordtonult18/07/2023
govanah28/06/2023
Evening stroll from hotel after day in hotel. Arthur's Seat tantalising close.MrChris198002/06/2023
Another revisithillsman11/05/2023
Visited Calton Hill and Salisbury Crags whilst waiting for a train.PGCE02/05/2023
DocHoliday18/04/2023
Walked from royal mile on a tourist trip. Nice views and being so close to the city centre.chevyfire04/04/2023
From Waverley Station.Andrew Pearson21/02/2023
Lynnebe10/12/2022
From Waverley Stationafoster03/12/2022
Corstorphine Hill, Edinburgh Castle, Calton Hill, Salisbury Crags, Arthur's Seat, Dunsapie, Blackford Hill, Braid Hills, Easter Craiglockhart Hill & Wester Craiglockhart Hill. 32km, 1200m ascent in total.JasonStark26/11/2022
Matt14/11/2022
Lenny Trotter31/08/2022
Nice views of the cityryancomet10/08/2022
On AndyB StagDo, from Baxter hostel.masmith30/07/2022
Adrian230/07/2022
dorianne_gray06/06/2022
Visiting my friend for the weekend in Glasgow and a day trip to Edinburgh today, just the one hill as bagging was not the focus of my trip....may have spent a while gazing longingly at Arthurs seat :-). next time,,,,,,,stagger onward21/05/2022
tomcr8805/03/2022
Walked after Arthur's seat for my final of Edinburgh's tumps within the ring road. Dark walk back to Duddington.JAdair9704/01/2022
Was getting dark. Great viewcolazione01/01/2022
benalder5030/12/2021
andy.painter30/12/2021
dickiewren26/12/2021
JFT_9610/11/2021
Had forgotten what lovely views and just how much there is on top of this little hillHirta04/11/2021
A few hours spent exploring EdinburghAndrew Simmons28/10/2021
After Salisbury Cragshillsman29/09/2021
Alan Caine11/09/2021
Biggerbagger03/08/2021
sarahk01/08/2021
Rannoch_Monkey24/07/2021
RobB13/07/2021
RyanHibs27/06/2021
clanbonham24/06/2021
Walked up from Princes Street on a day out in Edinburgh with Sonja (staying at Lowsteads, train from Tweedbank). Visited the various monuments and the trig. Great views all round; sunny late afternoon.Skip14/06/2021
Edinburgh tripAGWilliamson10/06/2021
A stroll up from Princes StreetMountainTerrier05/06/2021
liam_na_mara11/04/2021
With Frances, lockdown circuit of Arthurs Seat, Dunsapie Loch, Calton Hill, Castle Esplanade and Royal Mile.langskill20/03/2021
cmac24/10/2020