Locals were advised to keep their windows and doors shut due to smoke

A fire has broken out at Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh, with smoke seen billowing for miles from the iconic hill

Video posted to social media showed smoke billowing into the air near the ruins of St Anthony's Chapel as greenery across the hill burned below a cloudless Edinburgh sky.

Locals were advised to keep their windows and doors shut due to smoke

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