of various degrees of difficulty. Rock climbing was restricted to the South Quarry, but access was banned altogether in 2019 by Historic Environment Scotland.

Name

An early name for Arthur's Seat, recorded in the charters of Holyrood Abbey, is Craggenmarf, sometimes simply the Crag.It is sometimes said that its name is derived from legends pertaining to King Arthur, such as the reference in Y Gododdin. Some support

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