Piershill

Piershill is a suburb of north east , Scotland, in the shadow of . It is mainly residential, with local amenities including a large supermarket and filling station, bank, public library, optician, two pharmacies, a pub, several takeaway restaurants and specialist retailers along with public houses.
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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.

Peak
Photo: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arthur's Seat is an ancient extinct volcano. It is the main peak of a group of hills in , , which form most of . Robert Louis Stevenson described it as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design".

Stadium
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is a football stadium located in the area of , 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 sixth-largest football stadium in Scotland.

Photo: LASZLO ILYES, CC BY 2.0.
is a ruined abbey of the Canons Regular in , 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.

Neighborhood
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Jock's Lodge is an area of , . It centres on the junction of London Road and Willowbrae Road, Portobello Road and Restalrig Road South and is an alternative name for the / Piershill area. village lies to its north.

Suburb
is a suburb of , the capital of . 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.

Suburb
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is a small residential suburb of , . It is located east of the city centre, west of and to the east of Lochend, both of which it overlaps.

Piershill

Latitude
55.95476° or 55° 57′ 17″ north
Longitude
-3.14385° or 3° 8′ 38″ west
Elevation
105 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
9C7RXV34+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1278031202
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13266057
Wiki­data ID
Q14948853
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Satellite Map

Discover Piershill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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