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Observatory House Date: 1776 Architect: James Craig photos © Adrian Welch City Observatory now houses the older Observatory House Location: just east of the city centre, atop one of the capital's volcanic outcrops Calton Hill photograph © Adrian Welch Old Observatory 1818 William Henry Playfair Category A listed - Home of Astronomical Society Calton Hill Scottish Parliament Building Calton Hill context : Edinburgh New Town Edinburgh : back to index Comments / photos for the Observatory House Architecture pages welcome: info@edinburgharchitecture.co.uk City Observatory Edinburgh Building : page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt