Davidson’s Mains
Davidson's Mains is a former village and now a district in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is adjacent to the districts of Barnton, Cramond, Silverknowes, Blackhall and Corbiehill/House O'Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: outlying area of Edinburgh
- Also known as: “Davidsons Mains” and “Muttonhole”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Edinburgh, Davidson’s Mains, Quality Street, United Free Church and Barnton Quarry.
Edinburgh, Davidson’s Mains, Quality Street, United Free Church
Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnton Quarry
Quarry
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barnton Quarry is a disused stone quarry in Corstorphine Hill, Clermiston, Edinburgh, Scotland. The site was later used as a military command centre, and is now being converted into a museum.
Royal High School
School
Photo: Xanthoxyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal High School of Edinburgh is a co-educational school administered by the City of Edinburgh Council. The school was founded in 1128 and is one of the oldest schools in Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silverknowes and Craigcrook.
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.
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.
Muirhouse
Suburb
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muirhouse is a housing estate in the north of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
Davidson’s Mains
- Category: locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.96555° or 55° 57′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.27047° or 3° 16′ 14″ westElevation
194 feet (59 metres)Open location code
9C7RXP8H+6ROpenStreetMap ID
node 30823617OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
“Davidson’s Mains” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Davidson’s Mains”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Margaret’s Catholic Church and Davidson’s Mains Post Office.
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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 “Davidson’s Mains”. Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.