Regent, Royal and Carlton Terrace Gardens
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The Regent, Royal and Carlton Terrace Gardens (informally called Regent Gardens, and previously known as the Calton Hill Pleasure Ground and the Large Garden) are private communal gardens in the New Town area of Edinburgh, EH7. They lie over a 4.8-hectare (12-acre) site on the east side of Calton Hill.[1][2] The gardens have been listed on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes as part of the New Town gardens heritage designation since March 2001.[1] The gardens form some of the collection of New Town Gardens.
The gardens are secluded high up on the hill, with impressive views southeast over Holyrood to Arthur's Seat and north across the Firth of Forth to Fife.[3] However, the gardens are secluded and the adjacent properties offer the only close-up view of the landscape.[1][4] They are the largest and most impressively landscaped of all the gardens in Edinburgh's New Town remaining in private ownership.[3]