The Calton Hill Conservation Trust (CHCT) has declared an Erosion Emergency on the hill and will make a direct call to the council on Thursday asking for help to fix it.

The area is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is owned by the council as Common Good land. CHCT look after the top of one of Edinburgh’s hills where they say there is now a real problem as a result of the number of people who walk around there – but they also propose a solution.

At a meeting today CHCT will present their case to the Culture and Communities Committee asking for help to reseed and returf the area near the National Monument in particular where the grass has all but disappeared.

On a sunny Sunday morning in September the area is already busy with tourists admiring the view and climbing

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