41 Stunning Edinburgh Wallpapers

The gallery contains the best Edinburgh photos for using as desktop wallpapers. All wallpapers are available in 1280x960, 1024x768 and 800x600 format for a small fee (see below).

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The historical Balmoral Hotel and Nelson statue in Waterloo Place
The Balmoral Hotel from Princes Mall just outside the Tourist Information Centre on Princes Street
The Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh
Calton Hill with its monuments from Salisbury Crags after sunrise
Rosslyn Chapel in Roslin, near Edinburgh
Looking down Anchor Close just off the Royal Mile
Edinburgh Castle, the University Dome and the Hub from Salisbury Crags after sunrise
Looking towards Edinburgh Castle from Holyrood Park at sunset
Edinburgh Castle and the National Gallery of Scotland from North Bridge
Edinburgh Castle and Ross Fountain in Princes Street Gardens
Edinburgh City Centre from the Scott Monument
Edinburgh Castle from Blackford Hill
Dugald Monument, the Balmoral Hotel and Edinburgh Castle from Calton Hill
Edinburgh City spires from Calton Hill
Sunset on Calton Hill
Princes Street and the Balmoral Hotel at dusk from Calton Hill
Night view of Edinburgh City Centre from Calton Hill
Picture of fireworks from the Festival Fireworks in 2005
Edinburgh Castle rising from behind old Grassmarket buildings
Greyfriars Bobby and Greyfriars Bar on George IV bridge
Holyrood Palace, the Queen's official residence in Scotland at the foot of the Royal Mile
Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags from Blackford Hill
Photo of Leith waterfront
King's Landing and Leith waterfront buildings
Picture of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2005 celebrating the Battle of Trafalgar
The famous water feature at the Scottish Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh
Edinburgh panorama from the Mound Street
Photo of Old Town buildings from Edinburgh's Princes Mall
Princes Street Gardens from the Weston Link at the National Gallery of Scotland
Ramsay Gardens from Princes Street in Edinburgh City Centre
The Royal Yacht Britannia in Leith from Ocean Drive
Salisbury Crags and Edinburgh's distinctive skyline
Salisbury Crags from Blackford Hill
Scott Monument and the Jenners department store from Princes Street Gardens in the city centre
Calton Hill and the Scottish Parliament building in Holyrood from Salisbury Crags
Picture taken in St Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile
The massive pillars and ceiling of St Giles Cathedral
St Mary's Cathedral in the New Town of Edinburgh
The Thistle Chapel in St Giles Cathedral
Victoria Street and the Hub from George IV bridge
Shop facades on Victoria Street in Edinburgh Old Town

Edinburgh Christmas & Hogmanay Wallpapers

George Street on Hogmanay night
The Balmoral Hotel, the Scott Monument and the Christmas Wheel from Princes Street
Christmas Wheel in Princes Street Gardens before the Hogmanay
Sunset on the Mound at Christmas time
Edinburgh skyline from the top level of Princes Street Gardens and Christmas
Winter Wonderland in Edinburgh's East Princes Street Gardens
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Beautiful Photos from Edinburgh

Calton Hill panorama of Edinburgh City Centre and CastleImage of the Dugald Stewart Monument with other Edinburgh monuments in the background, at dusk. Photo #G0894

Edinburgh Castle from Salisbury Crags at sunrisePicture of Edinburgh Castle, the Festival Hub and the University dome from Salisbury Crags one early august morning. Photo #G3458

Greyfriars Kirkyard, EdinburghPhotograph taken from Greyfriars Kirkyard looking towards the Tolbooth and the Camera Obscura, Edinburgh. Photo #3882

Origin of 'Edinburgh'

Tourists have problems with the name of Edinburgh. There are hundreds of ways people write it and the most common writings include 'edinburg', 'edinborough', 'edimburgh', 'edinbourgh', 'ediburgh', 'edinbugh', 'edinboro', 'edingburgh', 'edinbrugh', 'edimburg', 'edinburugh', 'edingurgh', 'edinbrough', etc.

According to the Scottish Place Names dictionary, the name Edinburgh means 'Fort of the Rock Face'. The 'edin' part comes from Scottish Gaelic and means 'rock face', while 'burgh' comes from Old English meaning stronghold.

Some more obscure (and quite funny) ways of writing Edinburgh include: edinburough, edingburg, edinbourg, edinburh, edinurgh, edenburg, edinbough, edinbourough, edinbrgh, edingborough, edenburgh, edinberg, edinborgh, edinborugh, edinburge, edinburhg, edingbourgh, etc.

Edinburgh is spelt Edimburgo in Spanish and Italian and Édimbourg in French.

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