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Grass being cut too short at a historic Edinburgh landmark has led to a conservation charity declaring an “erosion emergency”.
Calton Hill Conservation Trust have described the condition of the top soil at the Unesco World Heritage Site as “the worst for many years”, blaming the erosion on grass being cut too short by council workers, high visitor numbers and the dry summer.
With claims that around 2,000sqm of turf has been lost, here are 9 pictures of the severe erosion at Calton Hill.
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1. Some of the erosion on Calton Hill.
Some of the erosion on Calton Hill. | Simon Holledge/Calton Hill Conservation Trust Photo: Simon Holledge/Calton Hill Conservation Trust
2. Erosion leading to the National Monument of Scotland.
Simon Holledge/Calton Hill Conservation Trust
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3. Areas along paths show erosion
Erosion happens in areas where the grass has repeatedly been cut short - such as along pathways like the one pictured. | Simon Holledge/Calton Hill Conservation Trust
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4. Patches of erosion leading towards the cannon
Simon Holledge/Calton Hill Conservation Trust