Royal Hospital for Sick Children

The Royal Hospital for Sick Children was a hospital in Sciennes, Edinburgh, Scotland, specialising in paediatric healthcare. Locally, it was commonly referred to simply as the "Sick Kids".

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Type: Hospital
Description: hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Edinburgh, Sciennes Road, Royal Hospital For Sick Children”, “Royal Hospital For Sick Children”, “Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh”, and “Sick Kids Hospital”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Edinburgh Castle and National Museum of Scotland.

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle

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Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of Royal Hospital for Sick Children.

National Museum of Scotland

Museum

National Museum of Scotland

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The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. National Museum of Scotland is situated 3,100 feet north of Royal Hospital for Sick Children.

The Meadows

Park

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The Meadows is a large public park in Edinburgh, Scotland, to the south of the city centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sciennes and The Grange.

Sciennes

Suburb

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Sciennes is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland…

The Grange

Suburb

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The Grange is an affluent suburb of Edinburgh, just…

Southside, Edinburgh

Suburb

The Southside is an area of Scotland's capital city…

Royal Hospital for Sick Children

Categories: children’s hospital and health care
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.93846° or 55° 56′ 19″ north

Longitude

-3.18886° or 3° 11′ 20″ west

Elevation

279 feet (85 metres)

Open location code

9C7RWRQ6+9F

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Uzbek—“Royal Hospital for Sick Children” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh”
French: “Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh”
Fulah: “Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh”
German: “Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh”
Italian: “Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh”
Spanish: “Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh”
Uzbek: “Kasal bolalar uchun qirollik kasalxonasi”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Grange Park and Marchmont.

Nearby Places

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