Oxgangs
Oxgangs is a suburb in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Surrounding districts include Caiystane, Dreghorn, Redford, Fairmilehead, Colinton and Swanston and Colinton Mains. The post code area for Oxgangs is EH13.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include St Johns Colinton Mains Church and Dreghorn Barracks.
Dreghorn Barracks
Military installation
Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dreghorn Barracks are located in Edinburgh, Scotland. The barracks are situated at the southern edge of the city, south of Colinton, and adjacent to the Edinburgh City Bypass.
Craiglockhart Hill
Peak
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craiglockhart Hill is a combination of two summits, Easter and Wester Craiglockhart, in the suburb of Craiglockhart, Edinburgh. Easter Craiglockhart Hill's summit is 158m high.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Firrhill and Hunter’s Tryst.
Firrhill
Neighborhood
Photo: Saa91, Public domain.
Firrhill is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is south of Merchants of Edinburgh Golf Club and lies next to Oxgangs. The area is mostly made up of public housing which was built by the Corporation Housing Department in the mid-1950s, however…
Hunter’s Tryst
Neighborhood
Hunter's Tryst is the name of a long-established inn in Edinburgh, Scotland; it has lent its name to the surrounding area, near Fairmilehead. The inn, once well outside Edinburgh's built-up area, was a popular leisure destination and was a meeting place of the Six Foot Club.
South Edinburgh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The south of Edinburgh includes the Meadows and genteel residential areas such as Bruntsfield, Morningside, Marchmont and Newington. These were built up with villas and baronial tenements in the late 19th century and are the main accommodation belt for the city, for students and for visitors.
Oxgangs
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.90757° or 55° 54′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.227° or 3° 13′ 37″ westElevation
443 feet (135 metres)Open location code
9C7RWQ5F+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 35785287OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
“Oxgangs” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Oxgangs”
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Highlights include All Nations Christian Fellowship and Oxgangs Police Station.
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