Scavenger hunt in Edinburgh

Spot a Scottish pound note

Find a Scottish banknote (Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of Scotland or Clydesdale issued, differs from English notes). Photograph the note (in your hand or a shop window display).

Spot a Scottish saltire shortbread tin

Find a Walker's shortbread tin or any Scottish-souvenir shortbread tin with tartan or saltire packaging. Photograph the tin.

Spot a Scottish tartan shop

Find a tartan shop with rows of kilts, scarves and clan-tartan books in the window. The Royal Mile has dozens. Photograph the window.

Spot a Stockbridge Sunday market stall

On a Sunday find the Stockbridge Market with local stalls. The rest of the week find a Stockbridge boutique or café. Photograph the village atmosphere.

Spot a thistle

Find a Scottish thistle (live, painted, embroidered, on a pub sign). The national symbol is everywhere. Photograph it.

Spot a Union Jack and saltire together

Find a Union Jack flying alongside a saltire on a building or window. Photograph both flags.

Spot a whisky bottle row

Find a whisky shop window or distillery display with rows of single-malt bottles. Photograph the line-up.

Spot an Edinburgh pub Carlsberg or Tennent's tap

Find a Tennent's lager tap (the Scottish lager) or a McEwan's on a pub bar. Photograph the tap badge.

Spot Arthur's Seat silhouette

Find a view of Arthur's Seat (the extinct volcano east of the city). Photograph the green hump from the city below or from on top of it.

Spot Calton Hill skyline

Walk up Calton Hill and find the views over Edinburgh with the National Monument (the unfinished Parthenon) on top. Photograph the panorama.

Spot Edinburgh Castle on the rock

Find a view of Edinburgh Castle perched on its basalt rock. Photograph it from Princes Street Gardens or the Grassmarket.

Spot Edinburgh Festival fringe poster

Around August the Fringe Festival posters cover every wall. The rest of the year find one in the venue offices or a Fringe shop. Photograph the poster.

Spot Greyfriars Bobby

Find the Greyfriars Bobby bronze (the loyal Skye terrier) on Candlemaker Row near Greyfriars Kirkyard. Photograph the polished nose.

Spot Holyrood Palace gates

Find the Palace of Holyroodhouse at the bottom of the Royal Mile. Photograph the wrought-iron entrance gates with the palace behind.

Spot Princes Street Gardens

Walk through Princes Street Gardens at the base of the Castle. Photograph the gardens with the Castle Rock behind.

Spot the National Gallery facade

Find the Scottish National Gallery on the Mound with its Greek-Revival sandstone facade. Photograph the columns.

Spot the Royal Mile cobblestones

Walk the Royal Mile and photograph a stretch of the cobblestone street with a Tolbooth, statue or close in the frame.

Spot the Scott Monument

Find the Scott Monument on Princes Street, the gothic black sandstone spire. Photograph the spire against the sky.

Spot the Scottish saltire flag

Find a Scottish saltire (white X on blue) flying on a building, balcony or kilt sporran. Photograph the flag.

Spot Victoria Street's colourful arcades

Walk down Victoria Street in the Old Town. Photograph the curve of colourful shopfronts (red, yellow, blue, pink) with the Castle peeking above.

Tartan hunt

Find the most striking tartan pattern in a shop window or worn by a passerby. Take a photo of it close-up.

Trivia: Arthur's Seat origin

Arthur's Seat is geologically what kind of formation?

Trivia: Harry Potter cafe

Edinburgh is famously where J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter. Which cafe is most associated with the writing?

Trivia: One o'clock gun

Edinburgh Castle fires a famous time signal every day except Sunday. At what time is it fired?