Calton Hill
One of the most famous hills in Edinburgh is the subject of our post today. Calton Hill is home to a handful of buildings as well as Scotland's iconic monuments, not to mention the views it holds over the city! But we're here to look at the history of this particular view point, so without further ado... It all started in 1456, although prior to this it is rumored there was a prehistoric hillfort here. King James II signed a charter that gave Cragingalt to Edinburgh for various activities including war deeds, of course there's various takes on what this name could mean and in what language it originated, but long story short the modern name is Calton Hill. 103 years later as the Siege of Leith was underway, the Lords of the Congregation set up two guns on the hill in order to bombard Leith. It was actually the French who seized one gun and the other ended up destroyed. Come 1591 a new use had to be found for the Calton Hill Monastery after the various religiou...
