Observatory House, Calton Hill, Photos, History, Athens of the North
City Observatory Calton Hill, Buildings + Monuments
Historic Hill – Scottish Enlightenment Buildings, Edinburgh, Scotland
Observatory House
Date: 1776
Architect: James Craig
Buildings + Monuments:
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
Date built: 1818
William Henry Playfair
Category A listed – Home of Astronomical Society
The City Observatory on Calton Hill
photo : Jonathon Fowler
City Observatory Building, Calton Hill
Edinburgh World Heritage awards a grant of over £300,000 to Collective towards the restoration of the City Observatory complex – the ensemble of astronomical buildings by William Henry Playfair on Calton Hill.
The area to the north west:
Located on the south side of Calton Hill:
Comments / photos for the Observatory House Architecture – Buildings + Monuments pages welcome
