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Dean Village

Dean Village (from dene, meaning 'deep valley') is a former village immediately northwest of the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was known as the "Water of Leith Village" and was a successful grain milling hamlet for more than 800 years. At one time there were no fewer than eleven working mills there, driven by the strong currents of the Water of Leith. The mylnes of Dene were listed in the King David I Charters.

Located at 55.952, -3.2173 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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A8 road (Scotland)

The A8 is a major road in Scotland, connecting Edinburgh to Greenock via Glasgow. Its importance diminished following the construction of the M8 motorway which covers much of the route between Edinburgh and Glasgow (though with interruption).

Located at 55.9501, -3.2076 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Roads in Scotland, Transport in Edinburgh, Transport in North Lanarkshire, Transport in Glasgow, Transport in Renfrewshire, Transport in Inverclyde

British–Irish Council

The British–Irish Council (BIC) is an international organisation established under the Belfast Agreement in 1998. Its membership comprises representatives from: the two sovereign governments of Ireland and the United Kingdom; the three devolved administrations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales the crown dependencies of Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey. The Council formally came into being on 2 December 1999.

Located at 55.9458, -3.22262 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bute House

Bute House is the official residence of the First Minister of Scotland, who is the head of the Scottish Government, the country's devolved government established in 1999. Prior to this it was the official residence of the Secretary of State for Scotland. It is located at 6 Charlotte Square, in Edinburgh's new town, and is the central house on the north side of the square, designed by Robert Adam.

Located at 55.9525, -3.20802 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Scottish Widows

Scottish Widows plc is a life, pensions and investment company located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is a subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group. Its product range includes life assurance, pensions, investments and savings. The company has been providing financial services to the UK market since 1815 and is the most trusted life, pensions and investment provider in the UK according to a 2010 Ipsos study.

Located at 55.945, -3.20773 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Haymarket, Edinburgh

Haymarket is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is in the west of the city and is a focal point for several main roads, notably Dalry Road, Corstorphine Road (leading west to the M9 for Stirling and the north), and Shandwick Place (leading east to Princes Street and the city centre). Haymarket contains a number of popular pubs, cafés and restaurants.

Located at 55.9463, -3.21687 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Stewart's Melville College

Stewart's Melville College is an all-boys (with the exception of sixth form) boarding and day private school situated in the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has a roll of over 700 pupils. Some pupils board on site, but the majority live in the surrounding area and are day pupils. The school is twinned with the Mary Erskine School ("MES"), an all-girls private school approximately one mile (1.6 km) from Stewart's Melville College.

Located at 55.95, -3.21667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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School buildings completed in 1855, Educational institutions established in 1972, Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh, Listed schools in Scotland, Independent schools in Edinburgh, Schools with Combined Cadet Forces in Scotland, Member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, Boarding schools in Edinburgh, Boys' schools in Edinburgh

Charlotte Square

Charlotte Square is a city square in Edinburgh, Scotland, part of the New Town, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The square is located at the west end of George Street, intended to mirror St. Andrew Square in the east.

Located at 55.9518, -3.20766 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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1820 establishments in the United Kingdom, Category A listed buildings in Scotland, Listed buildings in Edinburgh, New Town, Edinburgh, Squares in Edinburgh

Stockbridge, Edinburgh

Stockbridge is an area of Edinburgh, located towards the north of the city, bounded by the New Town and by Comely Bank. The name is Scots stock brig from Anglic stocc brycg, meaning a timber bridge. Originally a small outlying village, it was incorporated into the City of Edinburgh in the 19th century. The current "Stock Bridge", built in 1801, is a stone structure spanning the Water of Leith.

Located at 55.9553, -3.2115 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Dalry, Edinburgh

Dalry is an area close to the centre of the Scottish capital Edinburgh, between Haymarket and Gorgie. The name Dalry may derive from Dail Ruigh or Dail Righ, Scottish Gaelic for the "Meadow Slope" or "King's Meadow" respectively. "Field of the heather" from Dail and Scottish Gaelic fhraoich, heather, has also been suggested as a derivation.

Located at 55.9436, -3.21959 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Episcopal)

St Mary's Cathedral or the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was built in the late 19th century in the West End of Edinburgh's New Town. The cathedral is the see of the Bishop of Edinburgh, one of seven bishops within the Episcopal Church, which is part of the Anglican Communion. Designed in a Gothic style by Sir George Gilbert Scott, the cathedral is now protected as a category A listed building.

Located at 55.9486, -3.21611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Standard Life

Standard Life plc is a long term savings and investment business, with headquarters in Edinburgh and operations across the globe. It has 1.5 million shareholders in more than 50 countries and over 6 million customers.

Located at 55.9483, -3.20709 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Edinburgh Princes Street railway station

Princes Street station is not to be confused with former North British Railway's Waverley station, located at the east end of the Princes Street Gardens.

Located at 55.9492, -3.2075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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St Mary's Music School

St Mary's Music School is a music school in Scotland in Edinburgh, for boys and girls aged 9 to 19 and is also the Choir School of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral. The school provides education for children with a special talent in music, and is Scotland's only full-time specialist music school. Up to 76 full-time pupils come from many different backgrounds and from all parts of the country, as well as the rest of the UK and abroad. Up to 33 are boarders and the 22 choristers are day pupils.

Located at 55.9472, -3.22056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Fountainbridge

Fountainbridge is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, a short distance west of the city centre, adjoining Tollcross to the east, Bruntsfield to the south, Dalry to the west and Haymarket to the north. From the early 19th century until the late 20th century it was home to two of the city's major industries and a mixture of working-class tenement housing, which in part degenerated into some of the worst of the city's slums between the 1930s and the 1960s.

Located at 55.9436, -3.20889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Lochrin

Lochrin is a small area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is in the south-west corner of the city centre, part of the Tollcross area, and beside Fountainbridge. Lochrin contains a wide mixture of retail shops, leisure facilities, other businesses and tenement housing. Major new office and residential developments are replacing some of the older buildings and land vacated by an Arnold Clark car showroom.

Located at 55.9426, -3.20814 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Edinburgh International Conference Centre

The Edinburgh International Conference Centre, or EICC for short, is the principal convention and conference centre in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Located at 55.9461, -3.20965 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Tollcross Primary School

Tollcross Primary School is a mixed non-denominational primary school on Fountainbridge near Tollcross in Edinburgh, which offers the only Gaelic medium primary education in Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Located at 55.9433, -3.20778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1912, Primary schools in Edinburgh, Category B listed buildings in Edinburgh, Scottish Gaelic education

The Parish Church of St Cuthbert

The Parish Church of St Cuthbert is a congregation of the Church of Scotland within the Presbytery of Edinburgh. The church building is situated off Lothian Road in central Edinburgh at the foot of the castle, well below the level of Princes Street, surrounded by its churchyard. It was throughout the 19th century a fashionable church preferred by the rich burghers of the developing New Town.

Located at 55.9496, -3.2052 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Edinburgh Theological College

Edinburgh Theological College was founded in 1810 to train Anglican clergy to serve in the Scottish Episcopal Church. In 1891 the college moved to Coates Hall in Grosvenor Crescent where it gradually expanded to include residential accommodation and a library. The college’s academic gown was black lined with thistle green. The college closed in 1994 and the site is now used by St Mary’s Music School.

Located at 55.9469, -3.2204 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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West End, Edinburgh

The West End (Scottish Gaelic: An Ceann Siar) of Edinburgh, Scotland, forms a large part of the city centre. If Old Town is the historic centre, and New Town is the economic centre, then the West End can be thought of as the city's cultural centre, as it boasts many of the city's arts venues. Such venues include Usher Hall, The Filmhouse, the Royal Lyceum and the Traverse Theatre. The Village hosts art festivals and crafts fairs.

Located at 55.9481, -3.21453 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Shandwick Place tram stop

Shandwick Place tram stop is a new tram stop currently under construction by Edinburgh Trams and will serve Haymarket. The stop (and the entire tram line) are expected to open in mid 2014. Preceding station   Edinburgh Trams   Following station Princes Streettowards York Place   York Place-Edinburgh Airport   Haymarkettowards Edinburgh Airport

Located at 55.9484, -3.21184 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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The Georgian House, Edinburgh

The Georgian House is an 18th century townhouse situated at No. 7 Charlotte Square in the heart of the historic New 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, with over 40,000 visitors annually.

Located at 55.9525, -3.20806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Historic house museums in Edinburgh, Category A listed buildings in Scotland, Listed houses in Scotland, Listed buildings in Edinburgh, Robert Adam buildings, National Trust for Scotland properties, New Town, Edinburgh, Houses completed in 1796

French Institute for Scotland

The French Institute is a cultural center which promotes French language and French culture in Edinburgh and in Scotland. It is composed of a cultural department, a courses department and a media library. It also hosts the Education officer for Scotland. The French Institute is located in Randolph Crescent in Edinburgh's West End. The French Institute is related to the French Institute for United Kingdom in London. It is part of the French Foreign Ministry.

Located at 55.9523, -3.21231 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cultural organizations, Organisations based in Edinburgh

Dean Bridge

The Dean Bridge spans the Water of Leith in the city of Edinburgh on the A90 road to Queensferry on the Firth of Forth. It carries the roadway, 447 feet long (136m) and 39 feet broad (12m), on four arches rising 106 feet (32m) above the river. The bridge was the last major work before retirement of the bridge designer Thomas Telford, and was completed in 1831 when he was seventy-three years old.

Located at 55.9529, -3.2142 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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