injured walker Southern Uplands

Arthur's Seat, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh

Tuesday, 7 July 2026

A walker fell on rocky ground near the summit of Arthur's Seat in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh on Monday evening. Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue attended and assisted the casualty to walk to a team vehicle, with handover to Scottish Ambulance Service at the base of the hill. Emergency services cleared the scene by 8.30pm.

Outcome: casualty walked to rescue vehicle with support and handed over to Scottish Ambulance Service

Responding team

Tweed Valley MRT — team website ↗

Sources

Edinburgh walker falls on Arthur's Seat as rescue crews called to scene news · edinburghlive.co.uk
Edinburgh walker falls on Arthur's Seat as rescue crews called to scene news · uk.news.yahoo.com

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