Oxgangs

Oxgangs is a suburb in the south-west of , . Surrounding districts include Caiystane, Dreghorn, , , and and Colinton Mains. The post code area for Oxgangs is EH13.
Wikipedia
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Places of Interest

Highlights include St Johns Colinton Mains Church and Dreghorn Barracks.

Church
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Military installation
Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
are located in , . The barracks are situated at the southern edge of the city, south of , and adjacent to the Edinburgh City Bypass.

Peak
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a combination of two summits, Easter and Wester Craiglockhart, in the suburb of , . Easter 's summit is 158m high.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Firrhill and Hunter’s Tryst.

Neighborhood
Photo: Saa91, Public domain.
is a suburb of , 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…

Neighborhood
Hunter's Tryst is the name of a long-established inn in , ; it has lent its name to the surrounding area, near . 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.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The south of 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

Latitude
55.90757° or 55° 54′ 27″ north
Longitude
-3.227° or 3° 13′ 37″ west
Elevation
443 feet (135 metres)
Open location code
9C7RWQ5F+26
Open­Street­Map ID
node 35785287
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7644901
Wiki­data ID
Q7115610
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Oxgangs” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Oxgangs”
  • Urdu: “آکسگینگز”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include All Nations Christian Fellowship and Oxgangs Police Station.

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