Scottish walkers up in arms over footpath closed for five years

Radical Road at foot of Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh was shut in 2018 after rock falls led to safety concernsA footpath built by Scottish revolutionaries two centuries ago in the royal park beside Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh is at the centre of a modern revolt over public access rights.The Radical Road was laid around the foot of Salisbury crags, a spectacular basalt cliff that curves around the foot of Arthur's Seat, by unemployed Scottish weavers who had threatened an insurrection against rapid industrialisation in 1820. Continue reading...