West End
The West End is an affluent district of Edinburgh, Scotland, which along with the rest of the New Town and Old Town forms central Edinburgh, and Edinburgh's UNESCO World Heritage Site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “West End of Edinburgh” and “West End, Edinburgh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and St Mary’s Cathedral.
Edinburgh Castle
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633.
St Mary’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Farwestern, CC BY 3.0.
The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, commonly known as St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the West End of Edinburgh, Scotland; part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
Statue of Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville
Monument
Photo: LordHarris, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Statue of Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville is a monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dean Village and Haymarket.
Dean Village
Suburb
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dean Village is a former village immediately northwest of the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is bounded by Belford Road to the south and west, Belgrave Crescent Gardens to the north and below the Dean Bridge to the east.
Haymarket
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haymarket is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is in the west of the city centre and is the junction of several main roads, notably Dalry Road, Corstorphine Road, and Shandwick Place. Haymarket contains a number of pubs, cafés and restaurants.
Moray Estate
Neighborhood
Photo: Brian McNeil, CC BY 3.0.
The Moray Estate, also known as the Moray Feu, is an early 19th century building venture attaching the west side of the New Town, Edinburgh. Built on an awkward and steeply sloping site, it has been described as a masterpiece of urban planning.
West End
- Category: locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9497° or 55° 56′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.21347° or 3° 12′ 49″ westElevation
217 feet (66 metres)Open location code
9C7RWQXP+VJOpenStreetMap ID
node 2971751072OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“West End” goes by many names.
- Basque: “West End”
- Esperanto: “West End”
- French: “West End (Édimbourg)”
- French: “West End”
- Irish: “An Ceann Siar”
- Russian: “Вест-Энд”
- Vietnamese: “West End, Edinburgh”
- Vietnamese: “West End”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Consulate General of Japan and Scotland 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 “West End”. Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.