Aerial view clock tower

High Resolution JPEG Picture of Aerial view of clock tower and scottish flag in Edinburgh old town, Aerial view of Old building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh city centre, Gothic Revival architecture in Scotland, Flag of Scotland in Edinburgh, Edinburgh city scotland at night Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. The city is located in south-east Scotland, and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth estuary and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh had a population of 506,520 in mid-2020, making it the second-most populous city in Scotland and the seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom.