A picture of the fire taken from the Scottish Parliament shows a large plume of thick smoke billowing from the area

It came as crews continued to battle a wildfire in the Cairngorms

A picture of the fire taken from the Scottish Parliament shows a large plume of thick smoke billowing from the area

LONDON -- A huge fire was burning at Arthur's Seat, a prominent landmark in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Sunday evening, fire rescue authorities said Sunday.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service first responded to reports of the fire at 6.38pm on Sunday

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More than 250 wildfires and grass fires have broken out across the country in the last two weeks thanks to bone-dry conditions.

Firefighters in Scotland have been working to extinguish a wildfire at Arthur’s Seat, a famous hill near the center of the capital city, Edinburgh.