Pilrig
Pilrig is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The name probably derives from the long field on which a peel tower stood. There is evidence of a peel tower situated on an area of higher ground above the Water of Leith.Places of Interest
Highlights include Easter Road and Dalmeny Street drill hall.
Easter Road
Stadium
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 sixth-largest football stadium in Scotland.
Dalmeny Street drill hall
Arts center
The Dalmeny Street drill hall in Edinburgh, was built as a military drill hall in 1901, and between 2003 and 2010 was redeveloped as community arts and education centre under the name The Out of the Blue Drill Hall.
Calton Hill
Park
Calton Hill is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, situated beyond the east end of Princes Street and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broughton and Bonnington.
Broughton
Suburb
Broughton is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Broughton was an ancient feudal barony that existed outside of Edinburgh before it was later incorporated into the city as urban development took place in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Bonnington
Quarter
Bonnington is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The area centres upon an original village which grew up around a ford on the Water of Leith, on the old boundary between Edinburgh and the port of Leith.
Powderhall
Neighborhood
Powderhall is an area lying between Broughton Road and Warriston Road in the north of Edinburgh, the Scottish capital. Until recently it was best known for Powderhall Stadium, a greyhound racing track, which has now closed.
Pilrig
- Type: Quarter
- Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.96546° or 55° 57′ 56″ north
Longitude
-3.18016° or 3° 10′ 49″ west
Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)
Open location code
9C7RXR89+5W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
“Pilrig” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Pilrig”
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