Edinburgh Photo Friday: Craiglockart Hill

Today’s Photo Friday takes us up to a new heights and one of Edinburgh’s seven hills; this time, we head to Craiglockart Hill, with a fantastic view over the city:

Craiglockhart is an Anglicised version of the Gaelic phrase Creag Loch Àrd, which translates as rock of the high loch. There’s no loch here now though they say it was once where the golf course is today.

The area of Craiglockhart is well known as being the home to Napier University, and what a gorgeous campus it is, especially in the fall with the buildings hidden amongst the autumnal colours.    Be sure to walk around the campus if you come here for a walk.  You get fantastic views of the Pentlands to the south as well as the Firth of Forth to the north.

If you look hard enough, you’ll come across a prehistoric fort; it’s in ruins, but it is a convenient picnic or refreshment stop.

Craiglockart is also convenient to walk along one of the other’s seven hills of the city, Blackford Hill, where you can see the gorgeous hilltop observatory.

Getting There

To get to Craiglockhart, you can take Lothian Buses 10 or 27.  There are not many amenities in the area, so I suggest a packed lunch or at least a candy bar if you’re headed out this way.

Photos by Richard Webb