River Almond
River Almond is a stream in Edinburgh, Scotland. River Almond is situated nearby to the suburb Barnton, as well as near Silverknowes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cramond Tower and Cramond Kirk.
Cramond Tower
Castle
Photo: Mrabbits, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cramond Tower is a fifteenth-century tower house in the village of Cramond to the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Cramond Kirk
Church
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY 3.0.
Cramond Kirk is a church situated in the middle area Cramond parish, in the north west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Built on the site of an old Roman fort, parts of the Cramond Kirk building date back to the fourteenth century and the church tower is considered to be the oldest part.
Cramond Inn, 30 Cramond Glebe Road, Cramond, Edinburgh
Pub
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cramond Inn, 30 Cramond Glebe Road, Cramond, Edinburgh is a pub.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cramond and Barnton.
Cramond
Suburb
Photo: Struan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cramond Village is a village and suburb in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland, at the mouth of the River Almond where it enters the Firth of Forth. The Cramond area has evidence of Mesolithic, Bronze Age and Roman activity.
Barnton
Suburb
Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnton is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the north-west of the city, between Cramond and Corstorphine Hill and west of Davidsons Mains. Part of the area was traditionally known as "Cramond Muir" in reference to Cramond to the north.
Silverknowes
Suburb
Silverknowes is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying to the northwest of the city. The district contains over 2000 homes, ranging in size from bungalow to semi-detached housing, much of it built during the mid-twentieth century.
River Almond
- Type: Stream
- Historically known as: “Amon”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9796° or 55° 58′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.30146° or 3° 18′ 5″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9C7RXMHX+RCGeoNames ID
2657454
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