Muirhouse
Muirhouse is a housing estate in the north of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Craigroyston Community High School and Martello Court.
Craigroyston Community High School
School
Craigroyston Community High School is a non-denominational community secondary school in Muirhouse, Edinburgh. The current headteacher is Shelley McLaren.
Martello Court
Apartment building
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Martello Court is a residential building and one of the tallest buildings in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is 64 metres high, with 23 floors. It was known as the Terror Tower in the 1970s and 1980s because of the crime around it.
Western General Hospital
Hospital
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The Western General Hospital is a health facility at Craigleith, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Pilton and Drylaw.
West Pilton
Quarter
Pilton is a residential area of northern Edinburgh, Scotland. It is to the north of Ferry Road, immediately east of Muirhouse, and to the west and south of Granton.
Drylaw
Suburb
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drylaw is an area in the north west of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, located between Blackhall and Granton. It forms the community of Drylaw–Telford.
Davidson’s Mains
Suburb
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Davidson's Mains is a former village and now a district in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is adjacent to the districts of Barnton, Cramond, Silverknowes, Blackhall and Corbiehill/House O'Hill.
Muirhouse
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.97054° or 55° 58′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.2577° or 3° 15′ 28″ westElevation
128 feet (39 metres)Open location code
9C7RXPCR+6WOpenStreetMap ID
node 33195942OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
“Muirhouse” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Muirhouse”
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