The city: Must see - Holyrood Park
Posted on Wednesday, September 22 @ 00:00:00 PDT by poster
In Holyrood Park, Edinburgh is blessed in having a real wilderness on its doorstep. The former hunting grounds of Scottish monarchs, it covers 263 hectares (1 sq mi) of varied landscape, including hills, moorland, lochs and fields. The highest point is Arthur's Seat (251m, 823ft), an eroded stump of lava flow that erupted around 325 million years ago. It forms part of a volcano that includes Calton Hill and Castle Rock. The park can be circumnavigated along Queen's Drive by car or bike and there are several excellent walks.
