The blaze was seen spreading rapidly across the hill in Holyrood Park and police have urged people to stay away from the area.

A wildfire broke out on Arthur's Seat, the extinct volcano overlooking Scotland's capital Edinburgh, on Sunday, spreading extensively across the landmark which is popular with walkers and tourists and producing smoke visible from miles around.

Fires were still raging on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh as late as 10pm on Sunday evening, with firefighters first responding to reports of the blaze at around 4pm