Edinburgh in five emoji

What each emoji refers to

🏰

The castle sits on the plug of a volcano that stopped erupting 340 million years ago.

🎻

The Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world and has no selection process.

🦄

The unicorn is Scotland's national animal, chained on the royal coat of arms.

🥃

Whisky, though the distilleries are mostly elsewhere in the country.

🌫️

The haar rolls in off the North Sea. The old nickname is Auld Reekie.

Edinburgh at a glance

Country

United Kingdom

Coordinates

55.95° N, 3.19° W

First played

23 May 2026

Also accepted

Scotland

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Edinburgh.