Arthur's Seat wildfire: Edinburgh firefighters work through night battling blaze near Arthur's Seat

Firefighters have worked through the night tackling a grass fire near Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.

Emergency services went to the scene when the alarm was raised at around 6.50pm on Monday.

The fire started in an area of vegetation near the ruins of St Anthony’s Chapel.

Two fire engines remained at the scene at 6.30am on Tuesday.

Clouds of smoke could be seen rising from the area and local residents were advised to keep their windows and doors shut as a precaution.

Flames and smoke rise from a fire close to the ruins of St Anthony's Chapel in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh. | Jane Barlow/PA Wire

There were no reports of any injuries.

The blaze came as the city felt the heat during the current sunny spell, with a maximum temperature of 25C recorded by the Met Office on Monday.

In a statement on Monday evening, a spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We are currently in attendance at an incident on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.

“Operations Control has mobilised three appliances to the scene. People are being asked to avoid the area as crews work to extinguish a large grass fire.

“There is no further need to alert our Operations Control to this incident as we have already received a large volume of calls.”

A Police Scotland spokesperson said on Monday: “We are in attendance at Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh following reports of a fire on the hill on Monday, 25 May, 2026.

“The park is closed to vehicles and we ask the public to avoid the area while emergency services deal with this matter.”