Piershill
Piershill is a suburb of north east Edinburgh, Scotland, in the shadow of Arthur's Seat. It is mainly residential, with local amenities including a large supermarket and filling station, bank, public library, optician, pharmacy, several takeaway restaurants and specialist retailers along with public houses.Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Jock’s Lodge”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arthur’s Seat and Easter Road.
Arthur’s Seat
Peak
Photo: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arthur's Seat is an ancient extinct volcano that is the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design".
Easter Road
Stadium
Photo: Pachiscool11, CC0.
Easter Road is a football stadium located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. The stadium currently has an all-seated capacity of 20,421, which makes it the fifth-largest football stadium in Scotland.
Holyrood Abbey
Photo: LASZLO ILYES, CC BY 2.0.
Holyrood Abbey is a ruined abbey of the Canons Regular in Edinburgh, Scotland. The abbey was founded in 1128 by David I of Scotland. During the 15th century, the abbey guesthouse was developed into a royal residence, and after the Scottish Reformation the Palace of Holyroodhouse was expanded further.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jock’s Lodge and Northfield.
Jock’s Lodge
Neighborhood
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jock's Lodge is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It centres on the junction of London Road and Willowbrae Road, Portobello Road and Restalrig Road South and is an alternative name for the Meadowbank / Piershill area. Restalrig village lies to its north.
Northfield
Suburb
Northfield is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies east of the city centre and west of Portobello. The area was laid out at low densities as local authority housing but the city employed private architects for its design - Reginald Fairlie and Reid and Forbes.
Restalrig
Suburb
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Restalrig is a small residential suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located east of the city centre, west of Craigentinny and to the east of Lochend, both of which it overlaps.
Piershill
- Category: locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.95476° or 55° 57′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.14385° or 3° 8′ 38″ westElevation
105 feet (32 metres)Open location code
9C7RXV34+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1278031202OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Piershill” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Piershill”
- Urdu: “پیئرز ہل”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piershill Library and Willowbrae Bowling Club.
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