Looking Down
on
Edinburgh

and Leith

1.  from Calton Hill - looking W

2.  from Calton Hill - looking N

3.  from Calton Hill - looking S

4.  from Edinburgh Castle - looking N + NE

5.  from Scott Monument - looking SW

6.  from Scott Monument - looking E

7.  from Scott Monument - looking down on Jenners

8.  from Dean Bridge - looking NE

 

1.

Views to the West from

Calton Hill

Looking past Edinburgh Jail, towards Princes Street and Edinburgh Castle

Stereo Views

Archibald Burns stereo card - View from Calton Hill towards Edinburgh Castle ©

STEREO CARD
 Archibald Burns

Stereo view by George Washington Wilson - Edinburgh Castle and Princes Street from Calton Hill ©

STEREO CARD
 GW Wilson

Stereo view on glass - Looking to the west from Calton Hill towards Princes Street and Edinburgh Castle - No 44 ©
GLASS STEREO VIEW
 Ferrier & Soulier

The right hand view from a stereo pair - Looking to the west from Calton Hill towards Princes Street and Calton Hill - No 44 ©

GLASS STEREO VIEW
 Ferrier & Soulier

 Stereo view on glass - Looking to the West from Calton Hill, looking towards Princes Street and Edinburgh Castle - No 943 ©

GLASS STEREO VIEW
 Ferrier & Soulier

The left-hand view from a stereo pair - Looking to the west from Calton Hill, towards Princes Street and Edinburgh Castle - No 943 ©

GLASS STEREO VIEW
 Ferrier & Soulier

Old Engravings and Photos

Engraving in 'Modern Athens' - Edinburgh from Calton Hill ©

MODERN ATHENS - 1829

Engraving

Engraving from 'Modern Athens' - with links to other engravings ©

MODERN ATHENS - 1829
WITH LINKS TO OTHER PICTURES
 Engraving

Engraving from Nelson's Pictorial Guide Books - Edinburgh from Calton Hill ©

ENGRAVING
 Edinburgh from Calton Hill

Engraving by T Heawood after Birket Foster - published in London, c.1860 - Edinburgh from Calton HIll ©

ENGRAVING
 T Heawood

Old Engravings and Photos

View from Calton Hill towards Edinburgh Castle - Photo by Alex A Inglis ©

EDINBURGH ALBUM PHOTO
Alex A Inglis

Photograph by Norward Inglis - View to the west from Calton Hill towards Edinburgh Castle and along Princes Street ©

PHOTOGRAPH - 1950s
 Norward Inglis

Postcards

Postcard by an unidentified publisher - Edinburgh from Calton Hill ©

POST CARD
 Edinburgh from Calton Hill

Postcard published by John Menzies & Co. - No 1295 - Edinburgh from Calton HIll ©

POST CARD
 John Menzies & Co.

Postcard - James Patrick - Castle Series - Edinburgh from Calton Hill ©

POST CARD
 James Patrick

 

2.

Views to the North from

Calton Hill

Looking towards Leith and the Firth of Forth

Post card by Hartmann - Looking down on Leith from Calton Hill ©

POST CARD
 Leith from Calton Hill

 

3.

Views to the South from

Calton Hill

Looking towards Holyrood Chapel and Abbey and Arthur's Seat in Queen's Park

Half of a stereoscopic view by Walter Greenoak Patterson - View from Calton Hill towards Holyrood Chapel and Palace ©

HALF of a STEREO CARD

G Patterson

Enlargement from a stereo card by GW Wilson - Holyrood Palace from Calton Hill ©

HALF of a STEREO CARD

GW Wilson

 

4.

Views to the North and North-East from

Edinburgh Castle

Looking towards the Scott Monument and Princes Street

Stereo Views

Archibald Burns stereo card - View from Edinburgh Castle towards Princes Street ©

STEREO CARD
 Archibald Burns

Stereo view by Keystone View Company - Looking towards Princes Street and Calton Hill from Edinburgh Castle ©

HALF of a STEREO CARD
Keystone View Co

Early Photos and Engravings

View from Edinburgh Castle - Photo by Alex A Inglis ©

EDINBURGH ALBUM PHOTO
 Alex A Inglis

Engraving - View from beside Mons Meg at Edinburgh Castle, looking towards Calton Hill ©

ENGRAVING
View from Mons Meg

Postcards

Postcard - James Patrick - Castle Series - Edinburgh from Castle, looking east ©

POST CARD
 James Patrick

Postcard - M Wane & Co - Edinburgh from the Castle, looking east. ©

POST CARD
 Marshall Wane

Hartmann Postcard - View from Edinburgh Castle - Moonlight effect ©

POST CARD
 View from Castle

Photographs

View to the north from Edinburgh Castle - August 2004 ©

PHOTOGRAPH - August 2004

View to the North

View to the north-east from Edinburgh Castle - August 2004 ©

PHOTOGRAPH - August 2004

View to the North-East

View to the north-east from Edinburgh Castle (with key) - August 2004 ©

PHOTOGRAPH - August 2004

WITH KEY

View to the North-East

 looking down on Princes Street and the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens from Edinburgh Castle - 1950s ©

PHOTOGRAPH - 1950s

View to the North

View over Edinburgh looking to the NE from Edinburgh Castle - August 2007 ©

PHOTOGRAPH - August 2007

View to the North-East

View over Edinburgh looking to the NE from Edinburgh Castle - August 2007 ©

PHOTOGRAPH - August 2007

View to the NE  -  zoom-in

View over Edinburgh looking to the north from Edinburgh Castle - August 2007 ©

PHOTOGRAPH - August 2007

View to the North

View over Edinburgh looking to the north from Edinburgh Castle - August 2007 ©

PHOTOGRAPH - August 2007

View to the North  -  zoom-in

 

5.

Views to the South-West from

The Scott Monument

Looking towards the North Bridge and Arthur's Seat in Queen's Park

View from Scott Monument towards Edinburgh Old Town - Photo by Alex A Inglis ©

EDINBURGH ALBUM PHOTO

Alex A Inglis

 

6.

Views to the East from

The Scott Monument

Looking towards Waverley and the East End of Princes Street, and Calton Hill

Leith Shore - stereo view by Thomas Vernon Begbie ©

Thomas Begbie
 Looking East from the Scott Monument

 

7.

Looking down on Jenners from

The Scott Monument

September 2006

Looking down on Jenners from the Scott Monument - Late afternoon shadows in September 2007 ©

 Looking down on Jenners from the Scott Monument - Late afternoon shadows in September 2007 © Looking down on Jenners from the Scott Monument - Late afternoon shadows in September 2007 ©

 

 

8.

Views to the North East from

The Dean Bridge

Looking down the Water of Leith past St Bernard's Well towards the Firth of Forth

Post card - T Robertson - View from Dean Bridge looking down the valley of the Water of Leith ©

POST CARD

T Robertson

 

 

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