Corstorphine Hill
Corstorphine Hill is a low ridge-shaped hill rising above the western suburbs of Edinburgh, Scotland. Although there has been residential and commercial development on its lower slopes, especially in the south and west, most of the hill is occupied by a local nature reserve, consisting of extensive broadleaf woodland, accessible to the public.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 538 feet
- Description: hill in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cnoc Chrois Thoirfinn”, “Craigcrook”, and “Creag na Cruaiche”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Clermiston Tower, Corstorphine Hill, Edinburgh and Edinburgh Rugby Stadium.
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Ian Dodds, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hive Stadium, Formerly known as the DAM Health Stadium as it was changed due to a change in sponsor, is a rugby stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the home of Edinburgh Rugby, one of Scotland's two professional rugby clubs.
Corstorphine Old Parish Church
Church
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corstorphine Old Parish Church, formerly St. John's Collegiate Church, is at the old centre of Corstorphine, a village incorporated to the west area of Edinburgh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Craigcrook and West Edinburgh.
Craigcrook
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Craigcrook is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, best known for Craigcrook Castle. It is fairly affluent, and lies on the north east slopes of Corstorphine Hill.
West Edinburgh
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The west of Edinburgh is the area you traverse coming from the airport or Glasgow towards city centre. It's a modern low-rise tract of suburbs, retail and light industry that could be on the edge of any British city, but it has accommodation, the zoo, and Murrayfield rugby stadium.
Clermiston
Suburb
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Clermiston is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, to the west of the city and to the immediate north of Corstorphine, on the western slopes of Corstorphine Hill.
Corstorphine Hill
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.95095° or 55° 57′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.27149° or 3° 16′ 17″ westElevation
538 feet (164 metres)Open location code
9C7RXP2H+9COpenStreetMap ID
node 29216997OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Corstorphine Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Corstorphine Hill”
- Chinese: “科斯托菲娜山”
- Dutch: “Corstorphine Hill”
- French: “Corstorphine Hill”
- Irish: “Cnoc Chrois Thoirfinn”
- Irish: “Creag na Cruaiche”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cnoc Chrois Thoirfinn”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Creag na Cruaiche”
- Swedish: “Corstorphine Hill”
- Welsh: “Creag na Cruaiche”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Clerwood and Drum Brae.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Corstorphine Hill Walled Garden and Darwin’s Rhea.
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