Canongate
Canongate is a suburb in Edinburgh, Scotland. Canongate is situated nearby to the neighborhood Holyrood, as well as near the suburb Dumbiedykes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Museum of Edinburgh and Scottish Poetry Library.
Museum of Edinburgh
Museum
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The Museum of Edinburgh, formerly known as Huntly House Museum, located at 142-146 Canongate, is a museum in Edinburgh, Scotland, housing a collection relating to the town's origins, history and legends.
Scottish Poetry Library
Library
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The Scottish Poetry Library is a public library with charitable status specialising in contemporary Scottish writing in English, Scots and Scottish Gaelic.
The People’s Story Museum
Museum
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The People's Story Museum is located in the historic Canongate Tolbooth, and features collections that narrate the story of the working-class people of Edinburgh from the late 18th century to the present day.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holyrood and Dumbiedykes.
Holyrood
Neighborhood
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Holyrood is an area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the Royal Mile. The area takes its name from Holyrood Abbey, which was the Church of the Holy Rude. Holyrood includes the following sites:…
Dumbiedykes
Suburb
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Dumbiedykes is a residential area in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. It mainly comprises public housing developments. It is bounded in the north by Holyrood Road, the west by the Pleasance and St Leonard's Street and the east by Holyrood Park.
Abbeyhill
Suburb
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Abbeyhill is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Abbeyhill is one of the oldest parts of the city, taking its name from Holyrood Abbey, a major historic religious site.
Canongate
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.95158° or 55° 57′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.17899° or 3° 10′ 44″ westElevation
164 feet (50 metres)Open location code
9C7RXR2C+JCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1942942446OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
13265259
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