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Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland is traditionally said to have been "built on Seven Hills", in an allusion to the city of Rome, also supposedly built on seven hills. While there is considerable room for debate as to which hills are included and excluded from the seven, seven possibilities are listed in this old rhyme: :Abbey, Calton, Castle grand, :Southward see St Leonards stand, :St Johns and Sciennes as two are given, :And Multrees makes Seven. The Pentland Hills are also just to the south of the city, and their lower slopes are within the city boundary, especially around Hillend, Swanston and Balerno. Some of the hills are formed from ancient volcanic processes, and all show the effect of glaciation. ==Traditional Seven== There is some argument as to which the seven are. Arthur's Seat and the Braid Hills, for example, are ranges of hill, containing several summits, rather than just one. In total, there are ten summits with a prominence of at least . * Arthur's Seat (height 251m, prominence 174m) at The highest of the seven, an ancient volcano incorporating Salisbury Crags (174m, 65m), Dunsapie Hill (145m, 34m) and several other smaller hills. * Castle Rock — a volcanic plug (128m, 60m) at * Calton Hill (103m, 46m) at * Corstorphine Hill — a ridge (162m, 117m) at * Braid Hills (213m, 51m) at * Blackford Hill (164m, 63m) at * Craiglockhart Hill at A running race, held yearly since 1980, takes in these seven hills, starting and finishing at Calton Hill (although it actually excludes Wester Craiglockhart because it is private property, and instead includes the lower Easter Craiglockhart).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Seven Hills of Edinburgh Race & Challenge: The Course )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hills in Edinburgh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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