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Richard Murphy on ‘unlocking’ the Old Royal High School

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Since the school vacated the building in 1968,  finding a new use for the Old Royal High School building on Calton Hill has been a major subject of public controversy. Widely seen by architectural historians as...

Gorse fire on Calton Hill on Sunday

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A fire which appears to have started in the area being the access road to the top of Calton Hill took hold of bushes on both sides of the road late on Sunday afternoon.The...

H-E-L-L-O – Cauleen Smith to perform at Collective on Thursday

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Cauleen Smith, an interdisciplinary artist, will perform on Thursday at Collective on Calton Hill. Smith's work from 2014, a film called H-E-L-L-O is currently exhibited in the City Dome.The film reinterprets Spielberg's five...

Terminal V Connect – coming to a stream near you on Saturday

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TERMINAL V CONNECT is a multi-platform streaming channel with a festival background.This Saturday the launch event with Patrick Topping headlining with electronic music blasting out from Calton Hill will be broadcast. We are...

UN International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

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Indigenous Contemporary Scene performers at the Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh Fringe and Edinburgh Book Festival mark UN International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples which is celebrated on 9 August 2019.They are pictured here...

Have your say on the management plan for Calton Hill

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The draft Management Plan was commissioned by Edinburgh World Heritage on behalf of the Calton Hill Management Steering Group to direct the future management and maintenance of the public park and the buildings and...

Beltane Fire Festival Returns to Set Edinburgh Alight

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Fire Festival returns to Calton Hill on 30th AprilOn Sunday 30th April, the Beltane Fire Festival will return to Edinburgh’s Calton Hill to welcome the onset of Summer. With one week to go, Beltane...

City Observatory development will star arts space

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Earlier today the council's planners approved plans to create a new contemporary visual arts space at the City Observatory complex on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill. The project will mean that one of Edinburgh’s most iconic sites is saved...

Beltane Fire Festival getting ready for the big night

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On Saturday afternoon, performers from the Beltane Fire Society held a busk in Hunter Square  giving a preview of what’s to come at the Beltane Fire Festival this Thursday 30 April.The Beltane Fire Festival itself...

Letter from Scotland

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Ancient peoples believed that a solar eclipse was a sign from the gods. Were they displeased with events on Earth ? Were they were warning us to change our ways ? We now know...

Are you under 21 and want to start a band?

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Then read this!The Collective Gallery and artist/musician Ross Sinclair are giving away enough instruments to start FIVE bands in Edinburgh this summer.  Ross has been a leading figure in the collaboration between art and...

Everyone welcome to Dusherra Festival this Sunday on Calton Hill

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There will be fireworks on Calton Hill this Sunday evening at 7pm. Dusherra will be celebrated for the 18th year running in Edinburgh on the 28th October 2012. Scottish Indian Arts Forum (SIAF) is grateful...

Old Observatory House – home away from home

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Edinburgh's appeal as one of the world's most sought after short-break destinations has been given a new boost with the arrival of a magnificent new holiday property. So now when you have relatives coming...

Edinburgh – 10K Rat Race

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On Sunday 17 October 2010 up to 2750 runners will hit the streets of Edinburgh for a high octane 10km assault course through the city when the hugely popular Men's Health Survival of the...