Straiton

Straiton is a suburb in , . Straiton is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Pentland Cemetery and Rosslyn Chapel.

Cemetery
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a in Old Pentland, near in , . A category B listed building, the cemetery dates back to the early 17th century.

Church
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, also known as the Collegiate Chapel of Saint Matthew, is a 15th-century Episcopal chapel located in the village of in , Scotland. is situated 2 miles south of Straiton.

Castle
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is a partially ruined castle near the village of in , . It is located around 9 mi south of , on the north bank of the North Esk, only a few hundred metres from the famous . is situated 2½ miles south of Straiton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burdiehouse and Loanhead.

Suburb
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burdiehouse; Scots: Burdiehoose, is an area in the south east of , Scotland, near , Gracemount and Southhouse. The name may be a corruption of the name , from French immigrants who lived in the area.

Town
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is a town in , , in a commuter belt to the south of , and close to Roslin, and . The town was built on coal and oil shale mining, and the paper industries.

Neighborhood
is an outer suburb of , the capital of . Centred on the junction which nowadays links to Straiton Junction of the Edinburgh City Bypass, it is south of , east of Mortonhall, north of Heritage Grange and and west of Gracemount and Southhouse.

Straiton

Latitude
55.88667° or 55° 53′ 12″ north
Longitude
-3.16527° or 3° 9′ 55″ west
Elevation
495 feet (151 metres)
Open location code
9C7RVRPM+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3611643284
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13268566
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