Silverknowes
Silverknowes is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying to the northwest of the city. The district contains over 2000 homes, ranging in size from bungalow to semi-detached housing, much of it built during the mid-twentieth century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Edinburgh, Davidson’s Mains, Quality Street, United Free Church and The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh, Davidson’s Mains, Quality Street, United Free Church
Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh
Golf course
The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh is a Scottish golf club, which holds claim to be the oldest golfing society in the world, with references to it being instituted in 1735 dating from 1834.
Cramond Tower
Castle
Photo: Mrabbits, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cramond Tower is a fifteenth-century tower house in the village of Cramond to the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Davidson’s Mains and Muirhouse.
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
Suburb
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muirhouse is a housing estate in the north of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
Barnton
Suburb
Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnton is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the north-west of the city, between Cramond and Corstorphine Hill and west of Davidsons Mains. Part of the area was traditionally known as "Cramond Muir" in reference to Cramond to the north.
Silverknowes
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.97136° or 55° 58′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.27405° or 3° 16′ 27″ westElevation
171 feet (52 metres)Open location code
9C7RXPCG+G9OpenStreetMap ID
node 30823615OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
“Silverknowes” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Silverknowes”
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