Leith Fort
Leith Fort is a fort in Edinburgh, Scotland. Leith Fort is situated nearby to Rosebank Cemetery, as well as near the quarter Pilrig.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rosebank Cemetery and Easter Road.
Rosebank Cemetery
Cemetery
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Rosebank Cemetery is a 19th-century cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the junction of Pilrig Street and Broughton Road in the Pilrig area, close to the historical boundary of Leith. The cemetery is protected as a category C listed building. Rosebank Cemetery is situated 500 feet northwest of Leith Fort.
Easter Road
Stadium
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Easter Road is a football stadium located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. The stadium currently has an all-seated capacity of 20,421, which makes it the fifth-largest football stadium in Scotland. Easter Road is situated 4,100 feet southeast of Leith Fort.
Calton Hill
Park
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Calton Hill is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, situated beyond the east end of Princes Street and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. Calton Hill is situated 4,100 feet south of Leith Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pilrig and Bonnington.
Pilrig
Quarter
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Pilrig is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The name probably derives from the long field on which a peel tower stood. There is evidence of a peel tower situated on an area of higher ground above the Water of Leith.
Bonnington
Quarter
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Bonnington is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The area centres upon an original village which grew up around a ford on the Water of Leith, on the old boundary between Edinburgh and the port of Leith.
Powderhall
Neighborhood
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Powderhall is an area lying between Broughton Road and Warriston Road in the north of Edinburgh, the Scottish capital. Until recently it was best known for Powderhall Stadium, a greyhound racing track, which has now closed.
Leith Fort
- Type: Fort
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.96667° or 55° 58′ northLongitude
-3.18333° or 3° 11′ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
9C7RXR88+MMGeoNames ID
2644638
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