Firefighters in Scotland overnight and into Monday battled a large brush fire that broke out on a landmark hill overlooking the city of Edinburgh, with burning gorse bushes ...

Fire crews are tackling at a blaze on a landmark hill in Edinburgh. Smoke could be seen billowing into the sky from Arthur’s Seat, an extinct volcano and beauty spot to the south east of the city ...

Arthur’s Seat is a popular tourist attraction in the Scottish capital. From the hill’s peak, visitors can enjoy panoramic ...

A large gorse fire ignited on Arthur's Seat, a prominent landmark in Edinburgh, as the city hosted the Festival Fringe.

Arthur’s Seat is a popular tourist attraction in the Scottish capital. From the hill's peak, visitors can enjoy panoramic ...

Firefighters remain at the scene of a gorse blaze on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh which broke out on Sunday afternoon.

Firefighters worked overnight to tackle the blaze on the hill overlooking the Scottish capital. There were no reports of injuries.

Yesterday’s fire on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh was likely started by humans, according to a fire chief. The fire started around 4pm on 10th August and burned through the night.

The fire spread through “a large area of gorse,” a yellow flowering shrub that covers the hillside, officials said. It follows months of unusually warm weather.

Firefighters have worked through the night tackling a gorse blaze on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.Although the cause of the blaze is still unknown, it was almost certainly caused by humans, fire chiefs ...

Firefighters worked through the night to contain a major gorse fire that spread across a well-known hill in Edinburgh.

Scientists comment on a wildfire on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh. Dr Rory Hadden, Rushbrook Senior Lecturer in Fire Investigation, University of Edinburgh, said: ...