Firefighters tackle blaze on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill

Four fire engines are in attendance at what the fire service described as “a large gorse fire”. Photograph: Jamie McCormick/PA

Firefighters are dealing with a blaze at an Edinburgh city centre landmark.

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service crews were called to reports of a fire on Calton Hill, by the 19th century-designed Royal High School building, at 15:15 on Sunday and remain at the scene.