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Arthur's Seat in snow with Dunsapie Loch in foreground
MacLean, Kevin, 2008, Digital image
Arthur's Seat in snow with Dunsapie Loch in foreground
Arthur's Seat in snow with Dunsapie Loch in foreground
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Arthur's Seat in snow with Dunsapie Loch in foreground
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Sunlight filters through clouds above the snow covered peaks of Arthur's Seat. In the foreground a small loch is surrounded by grassland.
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MacLean, Kevin
Date
2008
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Digital image
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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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Arthur's Seat: a mountain in our midst
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