The fire service have asked the public to cease contacting them regarding the incident as they have already received more than 180 calls since the blaze broke out.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We are currently in attendance at an incident on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.
“Operations Control has mobilised three appliances to the scene. People are being asked to avoid the area as crews work to extinguish a large grass fire.
“There is no further need to alert our Operations Control to this incident as we have already received a large volume of calls.”
