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Scottish National Gallery

The Scottish National Gallery is the national art gallery of Scotland. It is located on The Mound in central Edinburgh, in a neoclassical building designed by William Henry Playfair, and first opened to the public in 1859. The gallery houses the Scottish national collection of fine art, including Scottish and international art from the beginning of the Renaissance up to the start of the 20th century.

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National Galleries of Scotland, Category A listed buildings in Scotland, Listed buildings in Edinburgh, Scottish art, Art museums and galleries in Edinburgh, New Town, Edinburgh, Infrastructure completed in 1859, 1859 establishments in Scotland, Neoclassical architecture in Scotland

Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland, (Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais na h-Alba, Scots: Kirk o Scotland) known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is a Presbyterian church, decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation. The Church of Scotland traces its roots back to the beginnings of Christianity in Scotland, but its identity is principally shaped by the Reformation of 1560.

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Edinburgh College of Art

Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) is an art, design, creative and performing arts school in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing higher education in art and design, architecture, history of art and music disciplines for over two thousand University of Edinburgh students.

Located at 55.9452, -3.1982 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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New College, Edinburgh

New College in Edinburgh University is one of the largest and most renowned centres for (post)graduate studies in Theology and Religious Studies in the UK, with approximately 150 students in M.A. , M. Phil. and Ph.D. degree programmes in any given year, and from over 30 countries. There are now nearly 30 full-time members of the academic staff, and they include internationally respected scholars in various specialities.

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Grassmarket

The Grassmarket is an historic market square in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. In relation to the rest of the city the area is a hollow, well below surrounding ground levels.

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Squares in Edinburgh, Old Town, Edinburgh, Areas of Edinburgh, Execution sites, Capital punishment in Scotland

William Smellie (encyclopedist)

William Smellie FRSE FSA(Scot) (1740–1795) was a Scottish master printer, naturalist, antiquary, editor and encyclopedist. He was friends with Robert Burns, whose assessment is engraved on Smellie's tombstone: "Here lies a man who did honour to human nature". Burns also described him fondly in a letter as "that old Veteran in Genius, Wit and Bawdry".

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Encyclopædia Britannica, 1740 births, 1795 deaths, 18th-century Scottish people, People from Edinburgh, People educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, Alumni of the University of Edinburgh, Academics of the University of Edinburgh, Burials at Greyfriars Kirkyard, Scottish magazine editors, Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Members of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh, Scottish antiquarians, Scottish botanists, Scottish businesspeople, Scottish encyclopedists, Scottish naturalists, Scottish printers

The Hub, Edinburgh

Tolbooth Kirk redirects here, referring to the Victorian building; not be confused with the Tolbooth Kirk congregation which met in the north-west corner of St. Giles High Kirk when that building accommodated 4 separate congregations. The Hub, at the top of Edinburgh's Royal Mile, is the home of the Edinburgh International Festival, and a central source of information on all the Edinburgh Festivals.

Located at 55.949, -3.19465 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Edinburgh, Royal Mile, Category A listed buildings in Scotland, Listed buildings in Edinburgh, James Gillespie Graham buildings, Religious buildings completed in 1845, 19th century in Scotland

Greyfriars Kirk

Greyfriars Kirk, today Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk, is a parish kirk of the Church of Scotland in central Edinburgh, Scotland. The kirk stands on the site of a pre-Reformation establishment of the Franciscan order, the "Grey Friars". It is one of the oldest surviving buildings built outside the Old Town of Edinburgh, having been begun in 1602 and completed circa 1620. It sits to the south of the Grassmarket, adjacent to the rear of George Heriot's School, itself founded in 1628.

Located at 55.9466, -3.1922 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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The Mound

The Mound is an artificial hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, which connects Edinburgh's New Town and Old Town. It was formed by dumping around 1,501,000 cartloads of earth excavated from the foundations of the New Town into the drained Nor Loch which forms today's Princes Street Gardens.

Located at 55.9501, -3.19559 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Hills of Edinburgh, Streets in Edinburgh, Royal Mile

Lady Stair's Close

Lady Stair's Close is a close (-ose pronounced to rhyme with "os" in "most") in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland, just off the Royal Mile, close to the entrance to Gladstone's Land. Most notably it contains the Scottish Writers' Museum. The close contains the Makars' Court - inscribed stones to the great names of Scottish literature.

Located at 55.95, -3.19389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Streets in Edinburgh, Royal Mile

Underbelly (venue)

The Underbelly is a venue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe off Cowgate. From 2001-2004, Underbelly was the only venue operated by Underbelly Limited. In 2005, Underbelly added the Baby Belly venue. In 2006, these venues were joined by the E4 UdderBELLY and the Cow Barn.

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Edinburgh Festival, Theatres in Edinburgh

General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland

The Assembly Hall is located between the Lawnmarket and The Mound in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the meeting place of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

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Religious buildings completed in 1846, Church of Scotland, Listed buildings in Edinburgh, Category A listed buildings in Scotland, Royal Mile, 1846 establishments in Scotland, Scottish parliamentary locations and buildings

Lauriston

Lauriston is an area of central Edinburgh, Scotland. The former location of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, the area is undergoing a major re-development known as Quartermile. New apartments, restaurants, hotels and offices are planned. Lauriston is adjacent to The Meadows, a large public park in the centre of Edinburgh, and is home to the Edinburgh College of Art and the headquarters of the Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service, plus the Museum of Fire.

Located at 55.945, -3.19694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Areas of Edinburgh

Quartermile

Quartermile is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the 19-acre former Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh site, in Lauriston, Edinburgh, overlooking The Meadows. The project is a joint venture between Gladedale Group and the Bank of Scotland. The scheme comprises a mixture of new build apartments, apartments converted from the existing hospital buildings, new build offices, affordable housing, and retail/leisure uses.

Located at 55.9442, -3.19442 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Gladstone's Land

Gladstone's Land is a surviving 17th century high-tenement house situated in the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has been restored and furnished by the National Trust for Scotland, and is operated as a popular tourist attraction. The "Land" (sited at 483 Lawnmarket) was originally built in 1550, but was bought and redeveloped in 1617 by a prosperous Edinburgh merchant and burgess Thomas Gledstanes. The work was completed in 1620.

Located at 55.9494, -3.19278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Ramsay Garden

Ramsay Garden (or Ramsay Gardens) is a block of sixteen private apartment buildings in the Castlehill area of Edinburgh, Scotland. They stand out for their red ashlar and white harled exteriors, and for their prominent position, most visible from Princes Street.

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Edinburgh town walls

There have been several town walls around Edinburgh, Scotland, since the 12th century. Some form of wall probably existed from the foundation of the royal burgh in around 1125, though the first building is recorded in the mid-15th century, when the King's Wall was constructed. In the 16th century the more extensive Flodden Wall was erected, following the Scots' defeat at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513. This was extended by the Telfer Wall in the early 17th century.

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History of Edinburgh, Walls in Scotland, Old Town, Edinburgh, City walls in the United Kingdom, Fortification in Scotland

The Witchery by the Castle

The Witchery by the Castle is a restaurant on the Royal Mile near Edinburgh Castle which also provides bed and breakfast accommodation. The restaurant was opened in 1979 by chef James Thompson. At the start there were just three staff but the business has now grown to employ over 70, including several housekeeper, night porter and 16 chefs. The building is said to be haunted by one of the thousand people who were burned for witchcraft on Castlehill in 15th and 16th centuries.

Located at 55.9488, -3.1956 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Greyfriars Kirkyard

Greyfriars Kirkyard is the graveyard surrounding Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located at the southern edge of the Old Town, adjacent to George Heriot's School. Burials have been taking place since the late 16th century, and a number of notable Edinburgh residents are interred at Greyfriars. The Kirkyard is operated by City of Edinburgh Council in liaison with a charitable trust, which is linked to but separate from the church.

Located at 55.9467, -3.19222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Free Church College

The Free Church College is a theological seminary in Edinburgh connected to the Free Church of Scotland. It traces its origins back to the foundation of New College, Edinburgh at the time of the Disruption of 1843. At the formation of the United Free Church, the United Free Church was granted the New College buildings, and so the continuing Free Church moved to new premises in 1907. The Free Church College has a Bachelor of Theology programme with degrees validated by the University of Glasgow.

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Lauriston Building

Lauriston Building is a Community Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is operated by NHS Lothian It is situated on Lauriston Place, and was formerly part of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh until the informary moved to Little France in 2001. The Lauriston Building is adjacent to the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion. It is an outpatient only hospital and contains dental, ear, nose and throat, gum, orthopaedic, dermatology and X-ray outpatient departments.

Located at 55.9446, -3.1968 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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NHS Scotland hospitals, Teaching hospitals in Scotland, Hospitals in Edinburgh, NHS Lothian

St Columba's-by-the-Castle

St Columba's-by-the-Castle is a congregation of the Scottish Episcopal Church in central Edinburgh, Scotland. The church is located close to Edinburgh Castle, on the south slope of Castle Hill, and is protected as a category B listed building. The church was constructed in 1846–1847 in an Early English Gothic style, to designs by architect John Henderson. Stone for the building was brought from the palace of Mary of Guise, 16th-century queen regent of Scotland, on the Royal Mile.

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Museum on the Mound

The Museum on the Mound is a museum in Edinburgh, Scotland, that focuses on money, coinage and economics. Located in the former Bank of Scotland headquarters building (latterly part of HBOS and now part of Lloyds Banking Group) on The Mound, it opened in 2006. It is open to members of the public, and runs school visits.

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Central Library, Edinburgh

Central Library in Edinburgh, opened in 1890, was the first public library building in the city. Today there are 26 public libraries in the Scottish capital but, as the first, the creation of Central Library was funded with £50,000 from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

Located at 55.9483, -3.1924 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Writers' Museum

Not to be confused with Dublin Writers Museum. Lady Stair's House redirects here; not to be confused with Stair House. The Writers’ Museum, housed in Lady Stair’s House at the Lawnmarket, on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, presents the lives of three of the foremost Scottish writers: Robert Burns, Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson. Run by the City of Edinburgh Council, the collection includes portraits, works and personal objects.

Located at 55.9497, -3.1937 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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