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The George

The George is a hotel in , which is located on George Street. The George is situated nearby to , as well as near the art gallery .
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  • Type: Hotel
  • Also known as: “The InterContinental Edinburgh - The George” and “The Principal Edinburgh”
  • Address: 19-21 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PB
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Scottish National Portrait Gallery.

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is a historic castle in , . It stands on , 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. is situated 2,100 feet south of The George.

Art gallery
National Galleries Scotland: Portrait is an art museum on Queen Street, . Portrait holds the national collections of portraits, all of which are of, but not necessarily by, Scots. is situated 760 feet northeast of The George.

Church
Edinburgh: The New Town Church of Scotland serves 's , in . It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland, formed on 1 February 2024 by the union of St Andrew's & St George's West and Greenside Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Town and Old Town.

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of is 250 years old, in contrast to the settled for over a thousand years. It was laid out on a grid pattern in the late 18th century with elegant Georgian townhouses, and the intervening loch was drained to become Princes Street Gardens.

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is the original settlement of . 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".

Neighborhood
, once an ancient village, has been part of since 1809. The village is most likely to have taken its name from mills erected to smelt and refine silver ore which had been found at Hilderstone in in 1607 or, alternatively, from some of the alchemical projects of James IV or James V.

The George

Latitude
55.95412° or 55° 57′ 15″ north
Longitude
-3.19646° or 3° 11′ 47″ west
Elevation
253 feet (77 metres)
Brand
InterContinental
Operator
InterContinental
Open location code
9C7RXR33+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 314580067
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­hotel
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
9259575
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