Corstorphine Hill is a low ridge-shaped hill rising above the western suburbs of Edinburgh, Scotland. Although there has been residential and commercial development on its lower slopes, especially in
Looking across Ravelston Golf Course to Corstorphine Hill
Gate of Corstorphine Hill’s walled garden (photograph taken from inside the garden)
Corstorphine Hill, seen in the south from a residential street in the Balgreen area
Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is traditionally said to have been "built on Seven Hills", in an allusion to the seven hills of Rome. While there is considerable room for debate as to which hills
Corstorphine Hill
…Murrayfield Hospital. Some 82 acres (33 ha) of the southern slopes are occupied by Edinburgh Zoo. Corstorphine Hill is one of Edinburgh's traditional "Seven Hills", an allusion to the Seven Hills of Rome. It is the fourth highest of the seven. The LNR consists of three broad types of woodland. There are about 15…
Salisbury Crags, with Arthur's Seat behind
The Castle Rock, perhaps Edinburgh's best known hill
The Royal Observatory atop Blackford Hill
The Governor's House on Calton Hill