Fire ‘spreading fast’ through Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh

Josh Milton | Senior science and technology reporter Published July 19, 2026 10:19pm Updated July 19, 2026 10:20pm The hill has been on fire for several hours (Picture: Tasha/@nkrytomp/X) A large fire has broken out on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh as the UK battles a ‘firewave’. The blaze erupted just below Salisbury Crags, near the Palace of Holyrood House, at around 6.40pm. Multiple patches of the iconic beauty spot appear to be alight, according to photographs and video from the scene. Plumes of smoke rising from the hillside towered over the city this evening, one witness told Metro, visible as far away as Fife and Meggetland. Tasha, who filmed a video of the fire and shared it on X, said: ‘We were actually finishing up our dinner and leaving the city when we saw the smoke. Sign up for a