View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill, United Kingdom
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View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill, United Kingdom
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View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill, United Kingdom
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View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill, United Kingdom
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View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill, United Kingdom
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View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill, United Kingdom
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View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill, United Kingdom
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View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill, United Kingdom
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View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill, United Kingdom
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View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill, United Kingdom
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View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill, United Kingdom
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View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill, United Kingdom
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View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill, United Kingdom
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View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill, United Kingdom
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View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill, United Kingdom
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View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill, United Kingdom
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View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill, United Kingdom
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View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill, United Kingdom
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United Kingdom View over Edinburgh from Calton Hill

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You will have a nice view over Edinburgh and the foreground is well known. Find your perspective!

Photography Tips

Sunrise, sunset, in the evening when the city is illuminated, or on cloudy days, everything looks good here.

Travel Information

This location is Carlon Hill. It's about a 15-minute walk from the city center. It's a popular spot for sunset photos but there's usually no problem finding a good spot for your tripod.
Spot Type Outdoor
Crowd Factor A decent amount of people
Best Timing Sunset
Sunrise & Sunset 08:32 - 16:12 | current local time: 08:55
Photo Themes Calton Hill City Landscape Desde el mirador Edimburgo golden hour Long Exposure Mirador Sunset Town view
Locations Dugald Stewart Monument Calton Hill Edimburgo Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Scotland Calton Hill

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Spot Comments (8)

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Pieter-Jan D'Hondt
Pieter-Jan D'Hondt 01.02.2019
Wrong location...
Nuno Lela
Nuno Lela 01.02.2019
Thanks for the note Pieter, already fixed, realy don´t know why was out of the place. Need to check my other spots. Thanks again.
Pieter-Jan D'Hondt
Pieter-Jan D'Hondt 01.02.2019
Super thanks! I thought it was there :)
Klaus W. Wolf
Klaus W. Wolf 23.04.2017
I remember the spot from a sabbatrical in Edinburgh many many moons ago.
Andreas Brett
Andreas Brett 02.02.2017
Hi Roberto. It's not very helpful to post title and all texts in spanish as only spanish-speaking photographers will be able to find your spot and read your tips.
roberto lopez cruz
roberto lopez cruz 02.02.2017
Tienes razón Andreas, lo tendré en cuenta. Gracias
Josh Owen
Josh Owen 18.05.2016
Detail and light are just absolutely stellar.
fototante.de
fototante.de 19.05.2016
Thank you, Josh!

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