https://www.observatory-house.art/about daily 0.75 2024-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60902cebb38ab36c1c6737bd/1638807255876-SABSCREZYKF5WAI1372H/OH_2021_IMAGES_LOWRES-107.jpg About Observatory House, Edinburgh - Observatory House (sleeps 4) Observatory House is a large self-catering property spanning two floors. 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More → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60902cebb38ab36c1c6737bd/b94858cf-0156-46a7-a649-aca695c78016/about+2.png About Observatory House, Edinburgh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60902cebb38ab36c1c6737bd/1620120264731-PQ6MQNZOZSMEQKCGDRGV/OH_2021_IMAGES_LOWRES-6.jpg About Observatory House, Edinburgh https://www.observatory-house.art/history daily 0.75 2022-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60902cebb38ab36c1c6737bd/1621940293530-TYABX8IJ4NR3S5IMEHCT/DP_095273%2B%25281%2529.jpg History However, in a pattern repeated elsewhere on the Hill, lack of funds and disagreements resulted in most of the proposed observatory never being built and the tower was for many years an uncomfortable reminder of grand scientific and civic plans which had come to nothing. By 1800 the House was suffering the indignity of occupation by the Town Militia, who used it primarily as a gunpowder store. As Edinburgh and the Port of Leith, fuelled by an influx of profits from Britain’s colonial expansion, grew in wealth and ambition, so too did Calton Hill’s role as a site for conspicuous monuments and astronomical observation. The observatory you see today was completed in 1822 and for many years provided a key component of Imperial maritime power to the Port in the form of accurate time-keeping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60902cebb38ab36c1c6737bd/1620123277425-UCDLP4LU1LYYQ70Y2VE2/Rectangle+Copy+3.png History In 1883 Astronomer Royal Charles Piazzi Smyth oversaw the extension of the House to create more living space. This homely building has weathered Edinburgh’s changing seasons and fortunes ever since, even serving for a time as the city’s grandest council house. Following our restoration of the observatory, led by Scottish architecture practice Collective Architecture, and re-opening as a centre for contemporary art in 2018, Collective began a project to bring the House back to life as a holiday home. Today, Edinburgh’s unique hilltop retreat invites guests to enjoy its grade I listed architecture and stylish contemporary finish. https://www.observatory-house.art/gallery daily 0.75 2021-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60902cebb38ab36c1c6737bd/15e1cd19-bddf-4d53-9361-50e5fc528fe8/Observatory_house_canon010.jpg Gallery Observatory House from the Collective garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60902cebb38ab36c1c6737bd/2e02a6ca-ad31-4c0a-b057-d2de9daf04bb/Observatory+House+Dining+Room+2+%28photo+Anna+Henly%29.jpg Gallery Observatory House Dining Room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60902cebb38ab36c1c6737bd/cc7be8ee-8559-4754-aa22-7a9cb85d102a/OH+image+3.jpg Gallery Observatory House from the Waterloo Place steps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60902cebb38ab36c1c6737bd/80c2ecba-26cf-4cd7-a710-63050f53621e/collective055.jpg Gallery Observatory House from the north east with Collective, National monument, Nelson monument and 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Christian has created a hand painted series of tongue-in-cheek site-specific series of wall paintings subverting typical western art tropes, featuring bored harlequins, with wilting fruit and flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60902cebb38ab36c1c6737bd/1d0dd362-3af8-4634-9341-98da2a02a852/Collective_top__E7I5917.jpg Art Observatory House Kitchen by Thomas Aitchison. The unique kitchen in Observatory House has been designed and built by Thomas Aitchison, an artist and cabinetmaker based in Edinburgh. The forms and layout of this fully functioning kitchen have been conceived as a folly to mirror the iconic National Monument better known locally as ‘Edinburgh’s Disgrace’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60902cebb38ab36c1c6737bd/1638807727872-YSBDS55A1FF8AQ4Q05M8/Collective_top__E7I6060.jpg Art Begonias and Dome by Rachel Adams for the Astronomers Suite Rachel Adams is a sculptor based in Glasgow who produces works which explore the relationship between furniture design, sculptural forms and decorative craft techniques. For Observatory House Rachel has produced a spectacular tie-dye ceiling work and bespoke lighting inspired by Begonias for the Astronomers Suite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60902cebb38ab36c1c6737bd/496b0364-1efb-4c03-a9d5-fdfd5540cb80/20210508_005135.jpg Art Starman wallpaper by Rabiya Choudhry for the Observatory Apartment living room Rabiya Choudhry, an artist based in Edinburgh. They make work paintings across a range of media and scales: from murals and large-scale canvases to miniatures, small, painted sculptures, text-based artworks and fabrics. Rabiya has created a new wallpaper design inspired by the history of stargazing in the Observatory site. https://www.observatory-house.art/home daily 1.0 2025-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60902cebb38ab36c1c6737bd/1638806734910-VN1QW555EVTZHC4G4LQU/image-asset.jpeg Home - Observatory House Edinburgh Now Booking Observatory House, Edinburgh’s unique hilltop retreat, is now welcoming guests. With extraordinary views on all sides, it provides a quiet haven within walking distance of the bright lights, but nestled high above them on Calton Hill. 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