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District of Edinburgh
Scotland - United Kingdom

Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency)

Edinburgh East is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. In its present form the constituency was first used in the 2005 general election, but there was also an Edinburgh East constituency from 1885 to 1997.

Located at 55.9441, -3.1414 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster), Constituencies in Edinburgh

Duddingston

Duddingston is a former village in the east of Edinburgh, Scotland, next to Holyrood Park.

Located at 55.9416, -3.14673 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Areas of Edinburgh

Duddingston Kirk

Duddingston Kirk is a Parish Church in the Church of Scotland, located adjacent to Holyrood Park in Duddingston Village, on the east side of the City of Edinburgh. Regular services are held at the Kirk, conducted by the minister, Rev Dr James A. P. Jack (from 2001). This ancient church was built in or around 1124 by Dodin, a Norman knight, on land granted to Kelso Abbey by King David I of Scotland. As originally built, the Kirk consisted of the chancel, nave and square tower.

Located at 55.9412, -3.14912 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Category A listed buildings in Scotland, Church of Scotland churches in Scotland, Churches in Edinburgh, Listed buildings in Edinburgh, Listed churches in Scotland, Buildings and structures completed in the 12th century

Craigmillar

Craigmillar (Scottish Gaelic: Creag a' Mhuilleir), from the Gaelic Crag Maol Ard, meaning 'High Bare Rock', is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland about 3 miles south east of the city centre, with Duddingston to the north and Newcraighall to the east.

Located at 55.9317, -3.14056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Areas of Edinburgh, Housing estates in Edinburgh, Hill figures in Scotland, Geoglyphs

Cameron Toll

Cameron Toll is a suburb located to the south of Edinburgh, Scotland. Originally it was the site of a toll house built in the early 19th century, which was located on a stretch of road between Edinburgh and Dalkeith. The meaning of the name Cameron is suggested to be 'crooked hill', derived from the Scots Gaelic 'cam', crooked, and Old Gaelic 'brun' meaning hill, believed to refer to Arthur’s Seat clearly visible nearby; the original name may have been Pictish.

Located at 55.9289, -3.16167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Shopping centres in Edinburgh, Buildings and structures in Edinburgh, Shopping centres in Scotland

Liberton High School

Liberton High School is a secondary school in Gilmerton, in the south of Edinburgh, Scotland. The school currently has about 750 students.

Located at 55.9142, -3.1525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Secondary schools in Edinburgh

Craigour

Craigour is a district of southeast Edinburgh, Scotland, next to the A7 (Old Dalkeith Road). It is surrounded on the east by the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary just across the A7; on the north by Liberton Golf Club; and on the west and south by the districts of Moredun, Moredunvale and Fernieside. The Burdiehouse Burn flows through Craigour. Craigour, for such a small area, consists of widely varying house types. There still exist some prefabs built in the 1950s.

Located at 55.9147, -3.13764 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Areas of Edinburgh

Bingham, Edinburgh

Bingham is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is east of Duddingston, west of Magdalene, south of Southfield and north of Niddrie. The main A1 road skirts Bingham to the north.

Located at 55.9377, -3.12459 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Areas of Edinburgh

Greendykes

Greendykes is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is a fairly large council scheme, which consists mostly of low-rise flats but also houses two 14 storey tower blocks (Greendykes House and Wauchope House). It is sometimes considered to be part of Craigmillar, areas such as Niddrie, Niddrie Mains and Newcraighall are also situated nearby.

Located at 55.9292, -3.12694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Areas of Edinburgh, Housing estates in Edinburgh

Little France

Little France is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is on the A7 approximately 4 miles south of the city centre. The area falls within the parish of Liberton in the south-east of the city. It acquired its name from members of the entourage brought to Scotland from France by Mary, Queen of Scots, who took up residence there. The French left the city following the Siege of Leith under the terms of the Treaty of Edinburgh.

Located at 55.92, -3.13917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Areas of Edinburgh, France–Scotland relations, Auld Alliance

Moredun

Moredun is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is east of Liberton, while Craigour is situated just to its north. Originally called Gutters and later Goodtrees, the estate was renamed Moredun in 1769.

Located at 55.9136, -3.13583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Areas of Edinburgh, Housing estates in Edinburgh

Northfield, Edinburgh

Northfield is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is west of Portobello. The area is made up of both private and council owned housing.

Located at 55.9494, -3.13556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Areas of Edinburgh

Prestonfield

Prestonfield is a suburb in the south of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, which lies to the north of the A7 road. It is best known as being home to Prestonfield House, a renowned hotel. Google Maps Prestonfield's local parish church

Located at 55.9335, -3.16151 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Simpson Memorial Maternity Hospital

The Simpson Memorial Maternity Hospital, named after (Sir) James Young Simpson, was the first purpose built maternity hospital in Edinburgh. Later, Simpson's name was perpetuated in the Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion which was incorporated into the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and has now been relocated to the new Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in Little France on the southern outskirts of the city.

Located at 55.9222, -3.13667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Hospitals in Edinburgh, Maternity hospitals, Defunct hospitals in Scotland

Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

The University of Edinburgh's College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine consists of the separate schools of School of Biomedical Sciences School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health School of Molecular and Clinical Medicine Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

Located at 55.922, -3.137 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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University of Edinburgh, Education in Edinburgh, Schools of medicine in Scotland, Health in Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh Medical School

The University of Edinburgh Medical School is part of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Established in 1726, during the Scottish Enlightenment, Edinburgh Medical School is the oldest established medical school in Scotland and one of the oldest in the English-speaking world. It ranks 1st in Scotland and 3rd in the UK according to the Guardian University Guide, The Times Good University Guide. and the Complete University Guide.

Located at 55.9221, -3.13663 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1726 establishments in Scotland, 1726 in science, Educational institutions established in the 1720s, Health in Edinburgh, Robert Rowand Anderson buildings, Scottish Enlightenment, Schools of medicine in Scotland, University of Edinburgh, Schools of the University of Edinburgh

Robin Chapel

Robin Chapel is an ecumenical Christian place of worship in the Craigmillar area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was built in memory of Lieutenant Robin Tudsbery, who was killed in the closing days of World War II. The chapel sits within the grounds of the Thistle Foundation, a housing complex for disabled people.

Located at 55.9317, -3.13167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Churches in Edinburgh, Christianity in Edinburgh, Monuments and memorials in Scotland, Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh, Listed churches in Scotland

Curling house

A Curling House was used to store curling stones, brushes and other equipment used to maintain a curling pond and play the game of curling in Scotland and elsewhere.

Located at 55.9416, -3.14673 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Curling terminology, Curling in Scotland, Scottish architecture, Curling venues

Niddrie Mains

Niddrie Mains is an area of east Edinburgh, north of Niddrie Mains Road. The Mains refers to the farm of Niddrie which occupied the land on which the social housing estate for southeast Edinburgh was built in the 1920s.

Located at 55.9353, -3.12194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Areas of Edinburgh

Duddingston Loch

Duddingston Loch is a natural loch located in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Scotland, below Arthur's Seat. It is part of a nature reserve, being important for wildfowl, herons and the great crested grebe, as well as swans and ducks. It is the only natural loch in Edinburgh, and the largest in Holyrood Park. Henry Raeburn's famous painting The Skating Minister is set on Duddingston Loch.

Located at 55.94, -3.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Scotland, Lochs of Edinburgh

Sheep Heid Inn

The Sheep Heid Inn is a public house in Duddingston, Edinburgh, Scotland. There has reputedly been a pub on this spot selling liquor and victuals since 1360. If this foundation date was proved correct it would make The Sheep Heid Inn perhaps the oldest surviving licensed premises in Edinburgh, if not Scotland.

Located at 55.9419, -3.14861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Category B listed buildings in Edinburgh, Public houses in Edinburgh, Listed public houses in Scotland, 1360 establishments, 14th-century establishments in Scotland

Duddingston & Craigmillar railway station

Duddingston & Craigmillar Railway Station was a railway station in Scotland on the Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway. It served the Duddingston and Craigmillar areas of Edinburgh's south side. It was opened on 1 December 1884.

Located at 55.9353, -3.1419 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Edinburgh

Braid Burn

The Braid Burn is a stream 14 km in length that flows through south and east Edinburgh. The area of the basin drained by the burn and its tributaries amounts to 30.5 square km. From its source near Bonaly in the Pentland Hills south-west of the city it flows in a generally north-easterly direction, skirting the Braid Hills to the east and south, via the Braid Valley Park, the Hermitage of Braid, Blackford Glen, Cameron Toll and Inch Park.

Located at 55.9405, -3.13128 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Rivers of Scotland, Geography of Edinburgh

Edinburgh BioQuarter

The Edinburgh BioQuarter is a bioscience community based near the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and the Queen's Medical Research Centre in Edinburgh, close to the Roslin Institute for Animal Biology. It is Scotland's key initiative in the development of its life sciences industry, which employs more than 30,000 people in 600 companies.

Located at 55.9219, -3.13639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Economy of Edinburgh, Science parks in the United Kingdom, Bioscience education, Science and technology in Edinburgh, 2007 establishments in Scotland, 2007 in science, Education in Scotland, Enterprise areas of Scotland, Biotechnology in the United Kingdom

Prestonfield House

Prestonfield House is a five-star boutique hotel located in Prestonfield, Edinburgh. It was originally built in 1687 by architect Sir William Bruce, and was once a wealthy rural estate, but in recent decades has come to serve as a hotel. Though it is but a small establishment, having only 23 rooms, Prestonfield House is well renowned by critics.

Located at 55.9364, -3.15747 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hotels in Edinburgh, Country houses in Scotland, Category A listed buildings in Scotland, Listed buildings in Edinburgh, Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes