EdinburghUNESCO World Heritage Sites in Edinburgh
2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in or near Edinburgh.
UNESCO sites in Edinburgh
Old and New Towns of EdinburghCultural · 1995 · 1 kmEdinburgh has been the Scottish capital since the 15th century. It has two distinct areas: the Old Town, dominated by a medieval fortress; and the neoclassical New Town, whose development from the 18th century onwards ha…
The Forth BridgeCultural · 2015 · 13 kmThis railway bridge, crossing the Forth estuary in Scotland, had the world’s longest spans (541 m) when it opened in 1890. It remains one of the greatest cantilever trussed bridges and continues to carry passengers and f…
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Sources: Site list: UNESCO World Heritage List (CC BY-SA 4.0)