Arthur's Seat in Snow with Dunsapie Loch in Foreground

Category

Library Item

Item no

14219

Title

Arthur's Seat in snow with Dunsapie Loch in foreground

Description

Sunlight filters through clouds above the snow covered peaks of Arthur's Seat. In the foreground a small loch is surrounded by grassland.

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2008

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Arthur's Seat is the remains of a now extinct volcano which rises 250 metres (823 feet) above Holyrood Park in Edinburgh. Remains of an Iron Age Hill fort were found on the east side of the hill. The origins of the peak's name have been somewhat lost. One theory is that it is a corruption of the gaellic Ard-na-saith, meaning height of arrows, indicating a past usage as a practice place for archery. Arthur's Seat is also known as the Lion's Head.

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Landscape > Land > Hills

Landscape > Water > Loch, lakes and ponds

Natural phenomena > Weather > Clouds

Natural phenomena > Weather > Snow

Places > Edinburgh areas > Holyrood

Places > Edinburgh Landmarks > Arthur's Seat

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

(55°56′48″N, 3°9′13″W)

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