Anything Edinburgh

For all work (images and words) related to Edinburgh; buildings, interesting sights, nature, even random things in the street.

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Featured Work

The Vennel - Edinburgh by Chris Clark

The Vennel runs down the hill beside George Heriot’s school running towards the north into the Grassmarket, opposite Edinburgh Castle. Taken on Sunday 11th November 2007 Edinburgh Castle Collection Calendar – Front Cover
The Craggs 2 by Stevef

Different day, different angle, same spectaculor view.
Ramsay Gardens by tomg

High above Princes Street, nestled beside Edinburgh Castle, there have probably been dwelling houses for well over 1,000 years. The present buildings, however, only go back to a redevelopment in the 18th century. Since there were no official planning controls in those days, there is a delightful mix of architectural styles, including an octagonal “Goose-pie” house built by Allan Ramsay the poet. There is a beautiful spacious flat, with a panoramic 360 degree view, designed by Sir Patrick Geddes (regarded as the “father” of town planning) which was created to encourage the University professors to return to the “Old Town” of Edinburgh. The apartments, with their magnificent views over Edinburgh to the river Forth and Fife on the other side of the river, are now privately owned, high priced, luxury dwellings but visitors to Edinburgh Castle will find wandering around on the outside of the complex a rewarding experience. The nearby “Camera Obscura” which was also built by Geddes, offers amazing views of Edinburgh and beyond from the camera which projects its image inside the building. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: Lowland Scotland.
The Governors House by Chris Clark

Old Calton Burying Ground and Governor’s House on Calton Hill, Edinburgh.
Urban Safari by fenster

Steel giraffe statues outside the Omni Centre, Edinburgh.
The Beach II by Chris Clark

13 February 2008. The Beach at Silverknowes Edinburgh. The tide is out and the sun is heading to the West. To the right of the background is Cramond Island, you can walk out to the Island across the causeway when the tide is out. The Spiky bits running from the island to the shoreline were put there during WWII to stop submarines approaching up the River Forth to target the Forth Rail Bridge and the Naval Base at Rosyth.

Recent Work

Rat Race by peanuts

The start of the 2nd day of last years Edinburgh Rat Race. / Taken in Princes Street gardens early on Sunday morning.
Arthur's Seat by Andrew Ness

Taken from Blackford Hill. Arthur’s Seat is the main peak of the group of hills which form most of Holyrood Park, a remarkably wild piece of highland landscape in the centre of the city of Edinburgh, about a mile to the east of Edinburgh Castle. Like the castle rock on which Edinburgh Castle is built, it was formed by an extinct volcano system of Carboniferous age (approximately 350 million years old), which was eroded by a glacier moving from west to east during the Quaternary, exposing rocky crags to the west and leaving a tail of material swept to the east. This is how the Salisbury Crags formed and became basalt cliffs between Arthur’s Seat and the city centre. From some angles, Arthur’s Seat resembles a sleeping lion. Two of the several extinct vents make up the ‘lions head’ and the ‘lions haunch’.
A Historic Background by Andrew Ness

Taken from half way up Blackford Hill in amongst the grass….
Shine On Me by Andrew Ness

Taken on Blackford Hill.
You Clown by Arletta

This is NOT meant as an insult It so happens that the man is covered in clown tattoos / .... I have a thing for clowns, somwhat / .... we had a conversation, once, where he kept calling me a clown and told me he was trying to see how often he could fit in calling everyone a clown that day. In other words, clowns are a-okay and non-insulting, under the circumstances. Or, under the circus dances, as I used to say. He is also a denizen of Edinburgh.
Writing

Anyone fancy meeting up Tonight - Calton Hill…Anyone fancy a quick Jaunt up to Calton Hill at about 5.30pm to do some quick photo’s Such a gorgeous day, I am going after work Chris

Anyone fancy a quick Jaunt up to Calton Hill at about 5.30pm to do some quick photo’s Such a gorgeous day, I am going after work Chris
Mad Dog by image2photos

While I took aphotograph of fountain, an angry Dog leaps from the water barking wildly
Mad Dog by image2photos

While I took a photograph of fountain, an angry Dog leaps from the water barking wildly
Beautiful Edinburgh by Andrew Ness

Shot of downtown Edinburgh in the early morning sunshine. Taken from Calton Hill.