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Photo credits: Edinburgh

137 photos by 84 photographers and archives. Photos on the Edinburgh guide and its area pages.

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Edinburgh: 137 photos, sorted by file name
PhotoPhotographerLicenceSource
7,8,9 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh Stephencdickson CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Agassiz Rock (38341973855) Magnus Hagdorn from UK CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Assembly Rooms, George Street - geograph.org.uk - 2217724 kim traynor CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Barclay-Bruntsfield (or Barclay Viewforth) Church 01 Ham CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Bass Rock from the harbour rocks - geograph.org.uk - 3545720 kim traynor CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Beach, Portobello - geograph.org.uk - 6993697 Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh Kaybeesquared CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Bellfield Church - geograph.org.uk - 7659514 Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Blackford Pond - geograph.org.uk - 4330931 Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Braidburn Valley Park, Edinburgh - geograph.org.uk - 3959624 Leslie Barrie CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Bruntsfield Links, Edinburgh Kim Traynor CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Calton Hill - aerial - 2025-04-18 02 瑞丽江的河水 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Canongate Kirk - 2025-04-19 瑞丽江的河水 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh Kim Traynor CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Circus Lane - geograph.org.uk - 2003304 Tony Fisher CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
City Dome - City Observatory of Edinburgh - 01 Carlos Delgado CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
City of Edinburgh - Public Baths, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh - 20240914134111 Drnoble CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Dean Bridge, Edinburgh Kim Traynor CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Dining table, National Trust for Scotland, Georgian House, Edinburgh Hchc2009 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
DSCN4168 St Bernard's Well from Dean Gardens AlasdairW CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
DSCN4533 McEwan Hall AlasdairW CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
DSCN8997 Fireplace in Trinity House of Leith AlasdairW CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
DSCN9018 South Leith Parish Church AlasdairW CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Dugald Stewart Monument - 05 Carlos Delgado CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Duke of Wellington and General Register House - 01 Carlos Delgado CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
DynamicEarth1 Globaltraveller CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Edinburgh - Edinburgh Playhouse - 20140421095224 Enric CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Edinburgh Arthur Seat dsc06165 David Monniaux CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Edinburgh Castle dec.23 (3) Peulle CC BY 4.0 Commons
Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket Stephencdickson CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Edinburgh Dungeon 01 (223052043) Shadowgate from Novara, ITALY CC BY 2.0 Commons
Edinburgh Flodden Wall (49552009676) Jorge Franganillo CC BY 2.0 Commons
Edinburgh Grassmarkt Pubs-20110902-RM-133337 Ermell CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Edinburgh The Scotch Whisky Experience (49254913472) Jorge Franganillo CC BY 2.0 Commons
Edinburgh Usher hall-20110902-RM-124837 Ermell CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Edinburgh Zoo - entrance gate - geograph.org.uk - 2371257 N Chadwick CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Edinburgh-St Andrew Square-4917 GodeNehler CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Edinburgh, 1-6 Market Street, City Art Centre Victuallers CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Edinburgh, Scotland (39616917631) Mike McBey CC BY 2.0 Commons
Edinburghfestivaltheatre2022-08-06 Kleinzach CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
EdinburghMuseumOnTheMound-pjt Pjt56 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh - exterior view ExpressingYourself Public domain Commons
Figgate Burn in Figgate Park - geograph.org.uk - 8258214 Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Fruitmarket Gallery Edinburgh Stefan Schäfer, Lich CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Garden at Lamb's House, Leith - geograph.org.uk - 8211584 Jim Barton CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
George Street 56-58, Edinburgh SylviaStanley CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Gladstones Land (4530213293) Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK CC BY 2.0 Commons
Greyfriars Bobby Fountain, 2014-07-06 Rock drum CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Greyfriars Kirk - 01 Carlos Delgado CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Haymarket railway station in October 2016 Fredrik Rubensson CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Henry Dundas Melville Monument Gareth Davies CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Heriot Hospital court Oliver-Bonjoch CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Hermitage of Braid House - geograph.org.uk - 5358915 M J Richardson CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
High Street (Royal Mile) - geograph.org.uk - 8085874 Anthony O'Neil CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
HMY Britannia bow 20211027 Daniel Kraft CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Holyrood Abbey - Edinburgh LASZLO ILYES from Cleveland, Ohio, USA CC BY 2.0 Commons
Holyrood Palace - aerial - 2025-04-19 04 瑞丽江的河水 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Interior of the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh LochLowry CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Inverleith Park, Edinburgh - geograph.org.uk - 6109878 Alpin Stewart CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
John Knox House (4540501503) Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK CC BY 2.0 Commons
King's Theatre, Edinburgh - geograph.org.uk - 3726099 Bill Boaden CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Leamington Lift Bridge September 2014 07 Ostrichyearning CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Leith Docks from the Port of Leith Distillery - geograph.org.uk - 7999742 Iain Lees CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Leith Links East - geograph.org.uk - 7335791 Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Leith Theatre - Auditorium Tom Parnell CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Lochrin Basin - geograph.org.uk - 5197938 Stephen McKay CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Lucy Skaer, 'Sticks and Stones (Part 1)', 2013-15. Mahogany with inserts of porcelain, limestone, tin, coins, American walnut, Tasmanian black wood. Installation view, Green Man, 2018. Image courtesy Talbot Rice Gallery Talbot Rice Gallery CC BY 4.0 Commons
Mary King's Close (Mario RM) - Flickr Mario RM from Madrid, Spain CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Mercat Cross, Edinburgh User:Kim Traynor CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Merchiston Tower, Edinburgh Kim Traynor CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Miller Row weir on the Water of Leith, Dean Village, Edinburgh 01 Mike Shaw CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Modern Two (Dean Gallery), 73 Belford Road, Edinburgh (side view) Grousebeater2 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Museum of Childhood, Edinburg Stefan Schäfer, Lich CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Museum of Edinburgh (formerly Huntly House Museum) Stewart Lamb Cromar CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Museum of Scotland No machine-readable author provided. Maccoinnich~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Nelson Monument, Calton Hill, Edinburgh Kim Traynor CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Newhaven harbour - geograph.org.uk - 4429741 Steve Fareham CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Old Calton Burying Ground, Edinburgh Kim Traynor CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Old College, Edinburgh - aerial - 2025-04-19 02 瑞丽江的河水 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
On Corstorphine Hill - geograph.org.uk - 7344214 Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Outlook Tower, Castlehill, Edinburgh Kim Traynor CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Palm House, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Ham CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Pitch side at the home of Scottish Rugby, Murrayfield Stadium - geograph.org.uk - 8355560 Iain Lees CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Portobello beach and Promenade - geograph.org.uk - 5856744 M J Richardson CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Portobello Promenade - geograph.org.uk - 4414792 M J Richardson CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Portobello Swim Centre - geograph.org.uk - 4880784 M J Richardson CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Portobello Town Hall Gweduni CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Princes Street - aerial - 2025-04-19 瑞丽江的河水 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Queen's Gallery - Edinburgh Bernt Rostad uploaded and derivative work: MrPanyGoff CC BY 2.0 Commons
Roslin Rosslyn Chapel seen from the south Ymblanter CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Ross Fountain in Edinburgh James F. CC BY 1.0 Commons
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Christian Michelides CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Royal Observatory Edinburgh on Blackford Hill-Oct2005 Macumba Public domain Commons
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh 02 Stinglehammer CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Salisbury Crags and Arthur's seat dec.23 (1) Peulle CC BY 4.0 Commons
Salisbury crags and Radical Road Kangarooth CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Scott Monument - 10 Carlos Delgado CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Scott Monument and Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh - geograph.org.uk - 3085231 Chris Morgan CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Scottish National Gallery - aerial - 2025-04-19 01 瑞丽江的河水 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Scottish National Portrait Gallery (2013) Dziggy CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Scottish Writers' Museum Stefan Schäfer, Lich CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Scottish-Storytelling-Centre 2014-07-17~ MG 0036 Brian McNeil CC BY 3.0 Commons
ScottishParliamentFront Matthew Ross Public domain Commons
SNGMA The Building John R. from Scotland, Britain. CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh, by Jim Barton, Geograph 4253114 Jim Barton CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
St Cuthbert's Church, Lothian Road, Edinburgh (6286608161) dun_deagh CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
St Giles' Cathedral - aerial - 2025-04-19 04 瑞丽江的河水 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
St John's Catholic Church, Portobello. - geograph.org.uk - 7724131 thejackrustles CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
St Margaret's Loch, Holyrood Park - geograph.org.uk - 7909715 Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
St Marys Cathedral Nave (208470313) Michael D Beckwith CC0 Commons
St Stephen's Stockbridge - geograph.org.uk - 6193876 Richard Sutcliffe CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
St. John's Church cemetery, Princes Street, Edinburgh - geograph.org.uk - 2933793 Euan Nelson CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Starbank Park, Trinity - geograph.org.uk - 6095107 M J Richardson CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Stirling Castle, Wallace Monument, Stirling Andraszy CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Stockbridge Colonies - geograph.org.uk - 5616678 Jim Barton CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Stockbridge Market - geograph.org.uk - 4850508 Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Summer Crowd in the Meadows Benjamin Brock CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Summerhall arts hub Kim Traynor CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Summerhall front Tamheaney CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Surgeons' Hall, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh Kim Traynor CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
The Custom House, Leith - geograph.org.uk - 2895726 John Lord CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
The Forth Bridge, South Queensferry - geograph.org.uk - 6407171 David Dixon CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
The Shore, Leith - geograph.org.uk - 3520600 Alan Murray-Rust CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
The south-west section of Dean Cemetery Stephencdickson CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
The Tower, Portobello - geograph.org.uk - 7658041 Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
The Vaults (14766416622) gnomonic CC BY 2.0 Commons
Tourists posing at the National Monument of Scotland Colin CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Track on Braid Hills - geograph.org.uk - 5537601 Jim Barton CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street Kim Traynor CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Usher Hall, Edinburgh Kim Traynor CC BY-SA 3.0 Commons
Victoria Street, Edinburgh - geograph.org.uk - 5093825 Andrew Abbott CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Scotland rboed* CC BY 2.0 Commons
View from Blackford Hill, Edinburgh - geograph.org.uk - 3640196 Leslie Barrie CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Walking around Ocean Terminal (53015500639) Daniel from Glasgow, United Kingdom CC BY 2.0 Commons
Water of Leith at Dean Village - 2025-04-19 06 瑞丽江的河水 CC BY-SA 4.0 Commons
Water of Leith Walkway near Stockbridge - geograph.org.uk - 8060897 Jim Barton CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons
Well Court, Dean Village - geograph.org.uk - 7095744 M J Richardson CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons

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Last updated: 2 November 2026