Spot the Scott Monument

Spot a bagpiper

Find a bagpiper in full kilt playing on the Royal Mile, Princes Street or in front of the Castle. Photograph the pipes mid-tune.

Spot a closes alley sign

In the Old Town find a "Close" alley sign (Mary King's Close, Advocate's Close, Anchor Close). Photograph the narrow alley behind the sign.

Spot a fish and chips parcel

Find a Scottish fish and chips parcel at a chippy on the Royal Mile, the Grassmarket or Leith. Photograph the wrapped parcel.

Spot a haggis dish

Find haggis on a pub menu or plate (often with neeps and tatties, sometimes inside a battered fritter). Photograph the dish.

Spot a Harry Potter reference

Find a Harry Potter reference: The Elephant House café, the Greyfriars Kirkyard gravestones (Tom Riddle), Diagon-Alley-inspired Victoria Street. Photograph the reference.

Spot a Highland cow souvenir

Find a Highland cow (the long-haired ginger breed) on a postcard, soft toy or coffee mug in a souvenir shop. Photograph the shaggy cow.

Spot a New Town Georgian facade

Walk into the Georgian New Town (Charlotte Square, Heriot Row, Queen Street) and find a perfectly symmetrical sandstone facade. Photograph the windows in rows.

Spot a piped haggis at a Burns night menu

Find a Burns Night menu (around 25 January) or a haggis on a pub board with bagpipes references. Photograph the menu.

Spot a Royal Mile bagpipe shop

Find a dedicated bagpipe shop on the Royal Mile (or a kilt-maker with sets of pipes in the window). Photograph the storefront.

Spot a Royal Mile statue (Hume or Smith)

On the Royal Mile find one of the statues (David Hume, Adam Smith). Photograph the philosopher with his polished toe (rubbed for luck).

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 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.