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Last time I posted the Pentland Hills, in autumn, they were purple. Today they are covered in snow, though it is rapidly melting in the city. The Pentlands span 20 miles (32 km) to the south-west of Edinburgh. There is evidence of prehistoric settlement in the area, and farming from the pre-Roman era by the local Celtic people. The hills are an enjoyable walk in the summer. In the foreground is Saltire Court on Castle Terrace, completed in 1991. The site had lain derelict for over 25 years, in hopes it would be home to an opera house. The winning design out of 22 proposals was by Campbell & Arnott, with 49% of the public vote. . . . . #snow #thisisedinburgh #loves_edinburgh #edinburgh #igersedinburgh #edinphoto #scotland #visitscotland #scotspirit #beautifuledinburgh #instascotand #igerscots #igmasters #this_is_scotland #scotland_insta #discoveredinburgh #topedinburghphoto #loveedinburgh #edinburghhighlights #visualsofscotland #unveiledinburgh #architecture #polarized (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom)

Today this scene must have looked much as it did in the 19thC, as the commute to work was on foot -no buses, few cars. Kirkbrae house on Edinburgh’s Dean Bridge dates from 1680 and is 6 floors high, clinging to a precipice over the Dean Gorge. The road on the right was formerly the main North road into Edinburgh before the bridge opened in 1832. In Scottish baronial style, it has a half acre cliff top garden, flag turret, gun loops and battlements. Inside there are ornately carved fireplaces, a minstrels gallery, detailed plaster ceilings and wood wall panelling. . . . . . #snow #thisisedinburgh #loves_edinburgh #edinburgh #igersedinburgh #edinphoto #scotland #visitscotland #scotspirit #beautifuledinburgh #instascotand #igerscots #igmasters #this_is_scotland #scotland_insta #discoveredinburgh #topedinburghphoto #loveedinburgh #edinburgh_snapshots #edinburghhighlights #visualsofscotland #unveiledinburgh #architecture (at Dean Bridge)

Donaldson's School in Edinburgh was designed by William Henry Playfair in a Gothic style inspired Elizabethan manor houses and Tudor architecture. Queen Victoria opened the building in 1850 and it is now A-listed. It ceased to operate as a school in 2008 and the grounds to the rear of the building and the gatehouses are currently being developed as residential accommodation. ‘The Playfair Building will be a collection of apartments with panoramic views across Edinburgh and sweeping lawns leading to period gate lodges”. I hope the location is unspoiled as it is a landmark building in the west of Edinburgh. At night lighting washes the building in red, blue and green, but I thought the uncoloured light looked best. . . #architecture #gothic #thisisedinburgh #loves_edinburgh #edinburgh #igersedinburgh #edinphoto #scotland #visitscotland #scotspirit #beautifuledinburgh #instascotand #igerscots #igmasters #victorian #this_is_scotland #scotland_insta #discoveredinburgh #topedinburghphoto #loveedinburgh #scottishnationalgallery #edinburgh_snapshots #edinburghhighlights #visualsofscotland #canon77d #unveiledinburgh (at Donaldson's School For The Deaf)

Edinburgh’s Belgrave Crescent is above the Dean Bridge and in an area of Victorian architecture and gardens. John Chesser was a 19thC Scottish architect described as "the prime exponent of terrace design at the time". Many of his works are now category A listed buildings, particularly in the West End of Edinburgh. The flats and townhouses in the street are much sought after. The sunny scene disguises how cold it was. . . . . #thisisedinburgh #loves_edinburgh #edinburgh #igersedinburgh #edinphoto #scotland #visitscotland #scotspirit #beautifuledinburgh #instascotand #igerscots #igmasters #playfair #victorian #this_is_scotland #scotland_insta #discoveredinburgh #topedinburghphoto #loveedinburgh #artgallery #scottishnationalgallery #edinburgh_snapshots #edinburghhighlights #visualsofscotland #canon77d #unveiledinburgh (at Belgrave Crescent gardens)

I just caught this early morning view of Edinburgh Castle this morning thanks to the magic of gaining 7 hours on my overnight return from VietNam. Less helpfully I lost 27 deg Celsius in the process. I haven’t posted the Castle yet this quarter, and this is just a silhouette. . . . . #thisisedinburgh #loves_edinburgh #edinburgh #igersedinburgh #edinphoto #scotland #visitscotland #scotspirit #beautifuledinburgh #instascotand #igerscots #igmasters #this_is_scotland #scotland_insta #discoveredinburgh #topedinburghphoto #loveedinburgh #edinburgh_snapshots #edinburghhighlights #visualsofscotland #edinburghcastle #canonrebel (at Edinburgh Castle)

It is a while since I posted St Mary’s Cathedral in Edinburgh’s West End, but it was looking stunning this morning. It was built in1879 but the two main spires were not added till 1917. The architect was Sir George Gilbert Scott in his gothic revival style, seen also in Glasgow University. It has been carefully restored over the years, in a way that has mainly blended in well, though I have never taken to the more modern sculptures over the front door which were added in the early 1990s . . . #Thisisedinburgh #loves_edinburgh #edinburgh #igersedinburgh #edinphoto #scotland #visitscotland #scotspirit #instascotand #igerscots #lovesscotland #igmasters #this_is_scotland #scotland_insta #discoveredinburgh #topedinburghphoto #loveedinburgh #edinburgh_snapshots #cityscape_sco #topedinburghphoto #myedinburgh #edinburghlife #edinburghhighlights #visualsofscotland

Behind Princes Street. Unusually bright autumn sunny yesterday brought many into Princes Street Gardens, but there were still many quiet and shady parts. This is at the west end and I think captures the autumn mood of the gardens. I like the steps. James Young Simpson (1811-70) faces Princes Street. He was born in Bathgate of humble origins and rose to become Professor of Midwifery at Edinburgh University in 1840, where he pioneered the use of chloroform as an anaesthetic. . . . . #thisisedinburgh #loves_edinburgh #edinburgh #igersedinburgh #edinphoto #scotland #visitscotland #scotspirit #instascotand #igerscots #lovesscotland #igmasters #this_is_scotland #scotland_insta #discoveredinburgh #topedinburghphoto #loveedinburgh #edinburgh_snapshots #cityscape_sco #topedinburghphoto #myedinburgh #edinburghlife #edinburghhighlights #visualsofscotland (at Princes Street Gardens)

It's more than two months since I posted Edinburgh Castle but since then the grandstand has been installed for the Tattoo and the city has moved into festival mode. And the sun came out. That helped to ease the impact of my return after 3 weeks in Asia at 30+ deg. . . . . . . . #thisisedinburgh #loves_edinburgh #edinburgh #igersedinburgh #edinphoto #scotland #visitscotland #edinburghlife #scotspirit #beautifuledinburgh #castle #lumix #instascotand #explorescotland #igerscots #lovesscotland #igmasters #this_is_scotland #scotland_insta (at Edinburgh Castle)