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Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh is the oldest voluntary hospital in . It was established in 1729. The new buildings of 1879 were claimed to be the largest voluntary hospital in the United Kingdom, and later on, the Empire.
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  • Type: Hospital
  • Description: hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Edinburgh Royal Infirmary”, “Royal Infirmary Of Edinburgh”, “Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (Little France)”, and “The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh”
  • Address: 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Craigmillar Castle and Edinburgh BioQuarter.

Photo: stuartyeates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruined medieval castle in , . It is three miles south-east of the city centre, on a low hill to the south of the modern suburb of . is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

is a cluster of life sciences organisations centred on the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh site in Edinburgh, Scotland. Around 9,000 people work or study at the site. is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Church
The is an ecumenical Christian place of worship in the area of , . It was built in memory of Lieutenant Robin Tudsbery, who was killed in the closing days of World War II. is situated 3,400 feet north of Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Craigour and Greendykes.

Neighborhood
Moredun is a district in the south-east of , the capital of . It is east of , while is situated just to its north. The estate of Gut-tres or Goodtrees was the family home of James Stewart but it was renamed Moredun House in 1769 by the new owner, David Stuart Moncrieff, in recognition of a hill on his Perthshire estate.

Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood of , the capital of . It was originally a council scheme, consisting mostly of low-rise flats but also two 15-storey tower blocks.

Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district in the south-east of , the capital of . It is east of , while is situated just to its north. The estate of Gut-tres or Goodtrees was the family home of James Stewart but it was renamed House in 1769 by the new owner, David Stuart Moncrieff, in recognition of a hill on his Perthshire estate.

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Latitude
55.92217° or 55° 55′ 20″ north
Longitude
-3.1346° or 3° 8′ 5″ west
Elevation
177 feet (54 metres)
Inception
1729
Operator
NHS Lothian
Open location code
9C7RWVC8+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 93536102
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­hospital
Open­Street­Map feature
healthcare=­hospital
Geo­Names ID
6289564
Wiki­data ID
Q3822734
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “愛丁堡皇家醫院”
  • Danish: “Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh”
  • Dutch: “Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المستوصف الملكى فى ادنبره”
  • Esperanto: “Reĝa Malsanulejo de Edinburgo”
  • French: “Royal Infirmary d’Édimbourg”
  • German: “Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh”
  • Hebrew: “המרפאה המלכותית של אדינבורו”
  • Italian: “La lampada rossa”
  • Japanese: “エジンバラ王立病院”
  • Japanese: “エディンバラ王立病院”
  • Japanese: “エディンバラ王立診療所”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh”
  • Norwegian: “Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh”
  • Portuguese: “Real Enfermaria de Edimburgo”
  • Slovenian: “Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh”
  • Spanish: “Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh”

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