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Tollcross

Tollcross is a major road junction to the south west of the city centre of , which takes its name from a local historical land area. It lies between the more affluent area of and the .
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Crois na Cìse” and “Tollcross, Edinburgh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and King’s Theatre.

Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic castle in , . It stands on , which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633.

Theater building
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The King's Theatre is a theatre in , Scotland.

Theater building
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a concert hall in the of , Scotland. The hall is owned and managed by the City of Edinburgh Council, and has hosted concerts and events since its construction in 1914.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lauriston and Fountainbridge.

Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an area of central , , and home to a number of significant historic buildings. It lies south of and the , and north of public park.

Suburb
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is a former industrial district in , Scotland, a short distance west of the . It is built around the street of the same name, which begins at the West Port and continues towards and .

Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former site, in , . It was master-planned by architect Foster + Partners and takes its name from the fact it is a quarter mile from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile and measures a quarter mile from corner to corner.

Tollcross

Latitude
55.94379° or 55° 56′ 38″ north
Longitude
-3.20368° or 3° 12′ 13″ west
Elevation
253 feet (77 metres)
Open location code
9C7RWQVW+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 686400519
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13266072
Wiki­data ID
Q7814360
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Tollcross” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Tollcross”
  • Irish: “Crois na Cìse”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Crois na Cìse”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Tollcross”
  • “Crois na Cìse”
  • “Tollcross”
  • “Tollcross - Crois na Cìse”

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Highlights include Central Hall and Methodist Central Hall, 2-20 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tollcross”. Photo: Kyzer, CC BY 3.0.