Salisbury Crags

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Salisbury Crags are a prominent line of dramatic basalt cliffs forming part of Edinburgh’s iconic skyline, located on the slopes of Arthur’s Seat in Scotland.

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Salisbury Crags canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cliff formation
geological formation
landmark
country Scotland
forms prominent line of cliffs
formsPartOf Arthur’s Seat
surface form: Arthur’s Seat and Salisbury Crags Site of Special Scientific Interest

Edinburgh
surface form: Edinburgh skyline
geologicalAge Carboniferous period
geologicalComposition basalt
geologicalOrigin volcanic activity
hasAccessFrom Edinburgh city centre zone
surface form: Edinburgh city centre

Holyrood Park car parks
hasCliffType escarpment
hasConservationStatus protected landscape
hasCulturalSignificance iconic feature of Edinburgh’s skyline
hasFeature radical road
hasHighestPointElevation approximately 150 metres
hasNameLanguage English
hasNearbyFeature St Margaret’s Loch
surface form: Duddingston Loch

St Margaret’s Loch
hasRockType dolerite sill
hasTourismCategory natural attraction
viewpoint
hasViewOf Edinburgh Castle
Firth of Forth
Edinburgh New Town World Heritage Site
surface form: New Town of Edinburgh
isPopularFor hiking
sightseeing
walking
isPopularWith local residents
tourists
locatedIn Edinburgh
Holyrood Park
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland
near Arthur’s Seat
Palace of Holyroodhouse
surface form: Holyrood Palace

Scottish Parliament Building
surface form: Scottish Parliament building
overlooks Edinburgh
surface form: City of Edinburgh

Palace of Holyroodhouse
surface form: Holyrood Palace

Scottish Parliament Building
surface form: Scottish Parliament building
partOf Arthur’s Seat
surface form: Arthur’s Seat volcanic complex

Holyrood Park
surface form: Royal Park of Holyrood
region Lothian
usedFor education
geological study
recreation
visibleFrom many parts of Edinburgh

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Holyrood Park hasPart Salisbury Crags
Holyrood hasViewOf Salisbury Crags
Hunter’s Bog liesBeneath Salisbury Crags
Hunter’s Bog hasViewOf Salisbury Crags
Whinny Hill hasViewOf Salisbury Crags
St Anthony’s Chapel ruins locatedNear Salisbury Crags
Holyrood Park Road hasNearbyLandmark Salisbury Crags
Holyrood Park Road hasScenicViewOf Salisbury Crags
St Margaret’s Loch hasViewOf Salisbury Crags