Carlton Hill

Calton Hill is the headquarters of the Scottish Government, which is based at St Andrew’s House,on the steep southern slope of the hill; with the Scottish Parliament Building, and other key buildings, for example Holyrood Palace, lying near the foot of the hill. The hill also includes several iconic monuments and buildings: the National Monument, Nelson’s Monument, the Dugald Stewart Monument, the New Parliament House (the Royal High School), the Robert Burns Monument, the Political Martyrs’ Monument and the City Observatory.

Source: Wikipedia

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