This photograph was taken from the tower on
Corstorphine Hill.
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This photograph was taken from the tower on
Corstorphine Hill. This view looks to the east towards East Lothian
and the centre of
Edinburgh. Many of the features described below will be more
easily seen on the
enlarged photo.
- At the upper-left corner the hills of
East Lothian can be seen; also the light chimneys of Cockenzie Power
Station beside the Firth of Forth in East Lothian.
- From left to right along the Edinburgh
skyline are:
- The National Monument (several pillars
can be seen) on Calton Hill.
- The Nelson Monument (in the shape of a
telescope standing on its end) on Calton Hill.
- The clock tower of the North British
Hotel.
- The high dark spire of the Scott Monument
in Princes Street.
- The light green dome of St George's Church, now
New Register House, in Charlotte Square.
- The green dome of the Head Office of Bank
of Scotland, now part of HBoS, at the top of the mound (caught in the
sun).
- The high spire of The Hub, at the
foot of Castle Hill, extending just above Salisbury Crags
- Edinburgh Castle (in the shade). It
appears to be just beneath Salisbury Crags in this view.
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