Arthur’s Seat

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extinct volcano hill landmark tourist attraction

Arthur’s Seat is an ancient volcanic hill in Edinburgh, Scotland, that forms the main peak of Holyrood Park and offers panoramic views over the city.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Arthur's Seat 4

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct volcano ⓘ
hill ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
age Carboniferous period origin ⓘ
associatedWith Arthurian legend ⓘ
category Mountains and hills of Edinburgh ⓘ
Volcanoes of Scotland ⓘ
city Edinburgh ⓘ
climate temperate oceanic ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
elevation 251 metres ⓘ
823 feet ⓘ
formedBy volcanic activity ⓘ
geologicalOrigin volcanic ⓘ
hasAccessPoint Dunsapie Loch ⓘ
Holyrood Park Road ⓘ
St Margaret’s Loch ⓘ
hasFeature crags ⓘ
footpaths ⓘ
grassy slopes ⓘ
rocky summit ⓘ
hasViewOf Edinburgh Castle ⓘ
New Town ⓘ
surface form: New Town of Edinburgh

Old Town of Edinburgh ⓘ
locatedIn Holyrood Park ⓘ
location Edinburgh ⓘ
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ
nameEtymology possibly derived from King Arthur ⓘ
near Calton Hill ⓘ
Palace of Holyroodhouse ⓘ
surface form: Holyrood Palace

Scottish Parliament Building ⓘ
nearestLargeBodyOfWater Firth of Forth ⓘ
offersViewOf Edinburgh ⓘ
surface form: Edinburgh city centre

Firth of Forth ⓘ
partOf Edinburgh ⓘ
surface form: Edinburgh cityscape

Holyrood Park ⓘ
popularFor hiking ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
walking ⓘ
protectedArea Holyrood Park ⓘ
region Lothian ⓘ
touristPopularity high ⓘ
usedFor educational field trips ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
visibleFrom many parts of Edinburgh ⓘ
volcanicStatus extinct ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Holyrood Park → hasHighestPoint → Arthur’s Seat ⓘ
Edinburgh → hasLandmark → Arthur’s Seat ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arthur's Seat
Glasgow and Edinburgh → hasLandmark → Arthur’s Seat ⓘ
subject surface form: Edinburgh
this entity surface form: Arthur's Seat
Holyrood Abbey → hasNearbyLandmark → Arthur’s Seat ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arthur's Seat
Holyrood Park → hasPart → Arthur’s Seat ⓘ
Calton Hill → hasViewOf → Arthur’s Seat ⓘ
Kinghorn → hasViewOf → Arthur’s Seat ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arthur's Seat
Royal Mile → near → Arthur’s Seat ⓘ
Palace of Holyroodhouse → nearby → Arthur’s Seat ⓘ