Ratho

Ratho is a village in the rural west part of the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland. Its population at the 2011 census was 1,634 based on the 2010 definition of the locality.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 1,730 residents
  • Description: village in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Ràthach”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Edinburgh International Climbing Arena and Norton House Hotel, Edinburgh.

Sports venue
Photo: Les Ailes du Desir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an adventure sports facility located in Ratho, near , . Built in a disused quarry, it is one of the largest indoor climbing walls in the world.

Hotel
Photo: Andy Farrington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bridge
Photo: Renata, Public domain.
The is an aqueduct on the , to the west of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ratho Station and Burnwynd.

Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a commuter village of , the capital of , located in Edinburgh council area. It is located south of ; the community has a population of approximately 600.

Hamlet
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is a village on the border between the City of Edinburgh council area and , Scotland. It is situated on the A71 road. is home to approximately twenty houses and also Hatton Tennis Club.

Village
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the civil parish of , west of in Scotland. It formerly belonged to Midlothian, but it has been on the western fringe of to the City of Edinburgh since 1975. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Ratho.

Ratho

Latitude
55.9215° or 55° 55′ 17″ north
Longitude
-3.38341° or 3° 23′ 0″ west
Population
1,730
Elevation
292 feet (89 metres)
Open location code
9C7RWJC8+HJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29172999
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2639615
Wiki­data ID
Q1011133
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Ratho” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Ratho”
  • Bulgarian: “Ратхо”
  • Cebuano: “Ratho”
  • Chinese: “拉索”
  • Dutch: “Ratho”
  • French: “Ratho”
  • German: “Ratho”
  • Irish: “Ràthach”
  • Japanese: “ラーゾ”
  • Japanese: “ラソ”
  • Persian: “رتو”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Ràthach”
  • Spanish: “Ratho”
  • Swedish: “Ratho”
  • Urdu: “ریتھو”
  • Welsh: “Ràthach”
  • Welsh: “Ratho”
  • “Ràthach”
  • “Ratho”
  • “Ratho - Ràthach”

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