Holyrood Park, Edinburgh

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Arthur's Seat

   Arthur's Seat from Inch Park - Photographed 30 October 2005 ©

Arthur's Seat from Inch Park

Arthur's Seat Ocean Terminal, Leith Harbour - Photographed May 10, 2006 ©

Arthur's Seat from Ocean Terminal

  Queen's Park - Arthur's Seat - Photograph taken 2 November 2003 ©

Arthur's Seat from Queen's Park

View across Waverley Valley from Regent Road to Salisbury Crags in Holyrood Park - August 2007 ©

Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags
from Regent Road

Letternig carved into the rock near the top of Arthur's Seat ©

Lettering carved into the rock
near the summit of Arthur's Seat

 

St Margaret's Loch

2002

Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - November 2002 - View to the north-east across St Margaret's Loch in Queen's Park ©

St Margaret's Loch

Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - November 2002 - Looking to the south-west across St Margaret's Loch towards the ruin of St Anthony's Chapel in Queen's Park ©

St Margaret's Loch

2003

Queen's Park - St Margaret's Loch and St Anthony's Chapel - Photograph taken 2 November 2003 ©

St Margaret's Loch and St Anthon's Chapel

2006

Heron taking off from St Margaret's Loch, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh ©

Heron taking off

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Heron in flight

Swan landing on St Margaret's Loch, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh ©

Swan landing:  1

Swan landing on St Margaret's Loch, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh ©

swan landing:  2

2010

Photo taken at St Margaret's Loch, Holyrood Park - June 2010 ©

Swans and St Anthony's Chapel

Photo taken at St Margaret's Loch, Holyrood Park - June 2010 ©

Herring Gulls approaching

Photo taken at St Margaret's Loch, Holyrood Park - June 2010 ©

Herring Gull

Photo taken at St Margaret's Loch, Holyrood Park - June 2010 ©

Four Herring Gulls

Photo taken at St Margaret's Loch, Holyrood Park - June 2010 ©

Herring Gull

Photo taken at St Margaret's Loch, Holyrood Park - June 2010 ©

Herring Gull

2013

Swans at St Margaret's Loch, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh - February 2013 ©

Swans in Winter - 1

Swans at St Margaret's Loch, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh - February 2013 ©

Swans in Winter - 2

 

View from Queen's Drive

Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - November 2002 - View to the west from the slopes of Arthur's seat in Queen's Park looking towards Edinburgh Castle ©

Edinburgh Castle

 from Holyrood Park

Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - November 2002 - View from the slopes of Arthur's Seat in Queens's Park - looking to the north-west across the Old Town of Edinburgh towards Edinburgh Castle ©

Edinburgh Castle

from Holyrood Park

 

Hunter's Bog

Beating the Retreat

2002

   Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - August 2002 - Pipers in Queen's Park ©

2003

Pipers make their way up the lower slopes of Arthur's Seat towards Hunter's Bog in praparation fot the "Beating the Retreat" ceremony - 17 August 2003 ©

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Pipers practice beside Hunter's Bog, beneath the ruin of St Anthony's Chapel in Queen's Park, before joining in the ceremony of "Beating the Retreat" on 17 August 2003 ©

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Pipers gather in Hunter's Bog on Arthur's Seat in Queen's Park, Edinburgh, before joining in the ceremony of "Beating the Retreat" on 17 August 2003 ©

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Pipers gather in Hunter's Bog on Arthur's Seat in Queen's Park preparing to take part in the ceremony of "Beating the Retreat" on 17 August 2003 ©

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Pipers gather in Hunter's Bog, on Arthur's Seat, before joining the ceremony of "Beating the Retreat" on 17 August 2003 ©

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Pipers in Hunter's Bog wait in Hunter's Bog on Arthur's Seat in Queen's Park, Edinburgh, to take part in the ceremony of "Beating the Retreat" on 17 August 2003 ©

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"Beating the Retreat" in Queen's Park, Edinburgh - 17 August 2003 ©

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"Beating the Retreat" in Queen's Park, Edinburgh - 17 August 2003 ©

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Salisbury Crags

View from Royal Botanic Garden

2010

View to Salisbury Crags and the clock tower of the Balmoral Hotel at the East End of Princes Street, from the Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith, Edinburgh ©

Samson's Ribs

On the road through the park, between Newington and Duddingston Loch

2010

Samson's Ribs, Holyrood Park - On the road through the park, between Newington and Duddingston Loch ©

Samson's Ribs, Holyrood Park - On the road through the park, between Newington and Duddingston Loch ©

Samson's Ribs, Holyrood Park - On the road through the park, between Newington and Duddingston Loch ©

 

Beside the Scottish Parliament

Cow from the Edinburgh Cow Parade

2006

Edinburgh Cow Parade - 2006 - Holyrood Park ©

Edinburgh Cow Parade - 2006 - Holyrood Park ©

 

'Riding of the Marches'

2009

2009

Riding of the Marches - Edinburgh, September 6, 2009 ©

 

Looking across Edinburgh New Town to Arthur's Seat

from the tower of St Stephen's Church

2010

View from the top of the tower at St Stephen's Church, Stockbridge, looking SE - 2010 ©

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