Blackford
Blackford is an area in the south of Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It is located near Morningside, and The Grange. Blackford Hill dominates the view to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “An t-Àth Dubh” and “Blackford, Edinburgh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Reid Memorial Church and Royal Observatory.
Reid Memorial Church
Church
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The Reid Memorial Church is a church in Edinburgh. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland and is located in the Blackford area on the south side of the city.
Royal Observatory
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The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh is an astronomical institution located on Blackford Hill in Edinburgh. The site is owned by the Science and Technology Facilities Council.
Blackford Hill
Peak
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blackford Hill 164 metres is a hill in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It is in the area of Blackford, between Morningside, and the Braid Hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Grange and Newington.
The Grange
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grange is an affluent suburb of Edinburgh, just south of the city centre, with Morningside and Greenhill to the west, Newington to the east, The Meadows park and Marchmont to the north, and Blackford Hill to the south.
Newington
Suburb
Photo: CPClegg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Newington is a neighbourhood of southern Edinburgh, Scotland. Developed from the early 19th century, it is an affluent, predominantly residential area.
Mayfield
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mayfield is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, about one mile south from the city centre, with Craigmillar to the south-east and Newington to the north. Mayfield is also the name of several streets in the area.
Blackford
- Category: locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.92658° or 55° 55′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.18599° or 3° 11′ 10″ westElevation
266 feet (81 metres)Open location code
9C7RWRG7+JJOpenStreetMap ID
node 289595967OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Blackford” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Blackford”
- Catalan: “Blackford”
- Irish: “An t-Àth Dubh”
- Italian: “Blackford, Edinburgh”
- Italian: “Blackford”
- Japanese: “ブラックフォード”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An t-Àth Dubh”
- “An t-Àth Dubh”
- “Blackford - An t-Àth Dubh”
- “Blackford, Edinburgh”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Harrison Memorial Arch, Observatory Road, Edinburgh and 1894 Building.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Blackford”. Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.