Corstorphine Hill Tower (1)

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Title

Corstorphine Hill Tower (1)

Description

This Tower on the summit of Corstorphine Hill was built as a viewpoint and as a memorial to Sir Walter Scott in 1871, 100 years after Scott's death. It is built of local stone and is ascended by an internal staircase to the viewing platform. From above the surrounding trees there are magnificent views of the City, the Pentland Hills, the Ochills, the Fife Coast and the Firth of Forth. It is opened by volunteers from The Friends of Corstorphine Hill.

The access is via a gated driveway with a signpost at the top of the hill which is Clermiston Road.

For further information please see our website below:
www.corstorphinehill.org.uk

Source

edinburgh

Date

1871

Type

Museum

Identifier

1560

Spatial Coverage

current,55.95116,-3.272351;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Corstorphine Hill LNR

Place

Edinburgh

IsNewThisYear

No

AddressLine2

Clermiston Road

OpeningDate1

30/9/2018

OpeningTime1

14:00 - 16:00

OpeningTime2

14:00 - 16:00

Activities

Guided tours, information leaflets/notes, stewards/volunteers at key points.

www.corstorphinehill.org.uk

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

16580

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

EH12 6UP

Citation

“Corstorphine Hill Tower (1),” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1558.

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