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Natural landmarks · Central Scotland

Arthur's Seat

In or near Edinburgh.

Arthur's Seat — mountain in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

Arthur's Seat

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Arthur's Seat is a natural landmark in central. (Mountainous hill in Edinburgh, Scotland.) Wikipedia notes: "Arthur's Seat is an ancient extinct volcano that is the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as 'a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design'. It is situated just to the east of the city centre, about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of Edinburgh Castle.". Coordinates 55.9442°, -3.1619°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
55.9442, -3.1619

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