Aerial view of the famous Cockburn street in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland, England, Cockburn Street in the United Kingdom, Cockburn street in the old town of Edinburgh Scotland England, crowds of tourists in the City of Harry Potter - stock photo

Aerial view of the famous Cockburn street in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland, England, Cockburn Street in the United Kingdom, Cockburn street in the old town of Edinburgh Scotland England, crowds of tourists in the City of Harry Potter Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. The city is located in south-east Scotland, and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth estuary and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh had a population of 506,520 in mid-2020, making it the second-most populous city in Scotland and the seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom. Cockburn Street is a street in Edinburgh's Old Town, created in 1856 as a meandering link from the High Street to Waverley Station.