Grim aftermath of Edinburgh Arthur's Seat fire as it smoulders on a week later

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has confirmed that crews are still working to "fully extinguish" the massive gorse fire that broke out over a week ago.

Crews were first mobilised to the blaze on Sunday, August 10 at around 4.10pm after they were made aware of reports of a fire affecting a large area of gorse which saw locals and tourists alike fleeing down the hill.

But eight days later, the SFRS still have two appliances in attendance.

In a statement issued on Monday, August 18, a spokesperson for the SFRS said: "We were alerted at 4.05pm on Sunday, 10 August, to reports of a fire in the open at Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh.

“Operations Control mobilised four fire appliances and specialist resources to a fire affecting a large area of gorse.

“We currently have two appliances,