The road to the Gàidhealtachd (or Highlands)

This photo was taken from the side of Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.  It looks towards Calton Hill and across the Firth of Forth towards Fife and the town of Dunfermline, with high hills in the far background.  It is beyond those hills that the Highlands lie.  [If any Blipper can identify the ranges, please add a comment.]

In the middle distance is Calton Hill, in central Edinburgh.  Its lower parts of the hill have been inhabited for several centuries.  On or close to the hilltop are several monuments:
- the rotunda to the left, part way up the hill, is the Robert Burns Dugald Stewart memorial (RB's is similarly round, but is lower down the hill)
- the tallest structure, a round tower, is a monument to Horatio Lord Nelson.  Weather permitting, the Trafalgar flag signal 'England expects that every man will do his duty' is flown on the monument on every Trafalgar Day (21 October).  [Given the reliability of the Scottish weather, this cannot be not very often!]
- the part-built Greek temple has attracted various nicknames including "Scotland's Disgrace" and "Edinburgh's Folly".  In the early 19th century,  plans were made to create in the style of the Parthenon a "National Monument" to the Scottish soldiers and sailors killed during the Napoleonic Wars; some government money was promised, the remainder of the cost was to be funded by private subscription.  The result was a financial disaster and a visual eyesore.  (Isn't it about time to demolish it?)

This photo was taken late in the afternoon.  I had hoped that the lady seen in it would sit still for a few more seconds ....  but she was probably feeling the cold and keen to get down the hill.