Calton
Calton refers primarily to a place name in Scotland, especially in Edinburgh, where Calton Hill is a prominent feature of the city and the name designates the surrounding district. The hill lies just northeast of Edinburgh's Old Town and rises over the city, forming a public park and a historic viewpoint. It is known for a cluster of neoclassical monuments and for views across the New Town and Princes Street.
On the hill are several notable structures: the National Monument, an unfinished 19th-century monument intended to
The name Calton also appears in the wider Edinburgh area and in other places in Scotland as