Grassmarket
The Grassmarket is a historic market place, street and event space in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. In relation to the rest of the city it lies in a hollow, well below surrounding ground levels.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and National Library of Scotland.
Edinburgh Castle
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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.
National Library of Scotland
Library
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The National Library of Scotland is one of Scotland's National Collections. It is one of the largest libraries in the United Kingdom. As well as a public programme of exhibitions, events, workshops, and tours, the National Library of Scotland has reading rooms where visitors can access the collections.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Town and Quartermile.
Old Town
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Old Town is the original settlement of Edinburgh. At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".
Quartermile
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quartermile is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh site, in Lauriston, Edinburgh. It was master-planned by architect Foster + Partners and takes its name from the fact it is a quarter mile from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile and measures a quarter mile from corner to corner.
Lauriston
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lauriston is an area of central Edinburgh, Scotland, and home to a number of significant historic buildings. It lies south of Edinburgh Castle and the Grassmarket, and north of The Meadows public park.
Grassmarket
- Type: Locality
- Description: market square in Edinburgh
- Category: square
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Grassmarket” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Grassmarket”
- Chinese: “乾草市場”
- Danish: “Grassmarket”
- Dutch: “Grassmarket”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جراس ماركت”
- Esperanto: “Grassmarket”
- French: “Grassmarket”
- German: “Grassmarket”
- Italian: “Grassmarket”
- Russian: “Грассмаркет”
- Slovenian: “Grassmarket”
- Spanish: “Grassmarket”
- Swedish: “Grassmarket”
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