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Turnhouse

Turnhouse is a suburb in the west of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, near , , and West Craigs. The area is south east of , and Turnhouse is also the name for the former Royal Air Force base, now closed, which dates back to the First World War and was the origin of the current civilian airport.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Edinburgh Airport and Turnhouse Golf Club.

Aerodrome
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an international airport located in the area of , Scotland. It is located 5 NM west of the city centre, just off the M8 and M9 motorways.

Golf course
is a golf club situated in the West of Edinburgh on Lennie Hill at Turnhouse, Scotland.

Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station and interchange at Gogar in , Scotland, which opened on 11 December 2016. It is served by ScotRail and Edinburgh Trams, and serves both Gogar and , to which it is connected by the tram line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gogar and Cammo.

Hamlet
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a predominantly rural area of , , located to the west of the city. It is not far from , Edinburgh Park and . The Fife Circle Line is to the north.

Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a northwestern suburb of , the capital of . It is south of A90, at the edge of the city, approximately 6 miles from the city centre.

Neighborhood
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area on the western edge of , , near and , named after the road, which is itself named after the civil engineer Sir Henry .

Turnhouse

Latitude
55.95017° or 55° 57′ 1″ north
Longitude
-3.33608° or 3° 20′ 10″ west
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
Open location code
9C7RXM27+3H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8142073149
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2635334
Wiki­data ID
Q7856003
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Slovenian—“Turnhouse” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Turnhouse”
  • Dutch: “Turnhouse”
  • French: “Turnhouse”
  • German: “Turnhouse”
  • Slovenian: “Turnhouse”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Practice Ground and Lennie Park.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Turnhouse”. Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.