Arthur's Seat

Arthur's Seat may refer to:

  • Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh, in Scotland
  • Arthurs Seat, Victoria, locality and hill in Australia
  • Arthur's Seat, Maharashtra, locality and plateau in India
  • Arthur's Seat a promontory on Otago Peninsula, New Zealand
  • Places named after King Arthur, mostly found in the United Kingdom

Famous quotes containing the words arthur and/or seat:

    “There are very many characteristics which go into making a model civil servant. Prominent among them are probity, industry, good sense, good habits, good temper, patience, order, courtesy, tact, self-reliance, many deference to superior officers, and many consideration for inferiors.”
    —Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886)

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