An iconic Edinburgh landmark will remain closed for the next six months as teams work to restore the 200-year-old monument.

If you're like the writer Robert Louis Stevenson, you might enjoy the view from Calton Hill; this spot was a ... a towering monument dedicated to Admiral Horatio Nelson and a sprawling old complex ...

Managed by Museums and Galleries Edinburgh ... resemble an upside down telescope, the Nelson Monument was completed in 1815 ...

Flames and festivities have lit up the Edinburgh skyline, with the return of the Beltane fire festival to the city's Calton Hill. Hundreds of performers and spectators gathered at the National ...