SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Calton Hill Suffragette march marks centenary  Oct 10, 2009 Tram works mean the procession cannot follow the original route along Princes Street but it will start at Brunsfield Links from noon and finish at the top of Calton Hill. Education Secretary Fiona Hyslop, who will join the procession, said: "Without the suffragists and suffragettes we would still be stuck in an age when women couldn't own property, they couldn't hold public positions and they couldn't vote. "The suffrage movement made a lasting contribution to Scottish democracy and society. (BBC News -- UK) Firework display closes festival  Sep 7, 2009 An estimated 220,000 people were gathered in Princes Street Gardens, Inverleith Park, Calton Hill, on Waverley Bridge and elsewhere in the city to watch the display. What better way could there be to celebrate the festival. (BBC News -- UK) Burns fans to mark monument work  Sep 6, 2009 It will celebrate the 300,000 revamp of the neo-Greek temple on Calton Hill ... A fundraising appeal was launched for the restoration of monuments on Calton Hill in 2008, attracting donations from private individuals, business and charitable trusts topping 200,000. (BBC News -- UK) Queen marks devolution decade  Jul 1, 2009 The eve of the parliament's birth in 1999 saw beacons lit at strategic locations across Edinburgh, while hundreds of people stayed up overnight at a huge bonfire on the city's Calton Hill. The parliament originally sat at the General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland on The Mound, while the new purpose-built Holyrood building was being constructed. (BBC News -- UK) Back to Geography News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009