Straiton
Straiton is a suburb in Midlothian, Scotland. Straiton is situated nearby to the hamlet Old Pentland, as well as near the suburb Burdiehouse.Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Pentland Cemetery and Rosslyn Chapel.
Old Pentland Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Pentland Cemetery is a cemetery in Old Pentland, near Loanhead in Midlothian, Scotland. A category B listed building, the cemetery dates back to the early 17th century.
Rosslyn Chapel
Church
Photo: Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rosslyn Chapel, also known as the Collegiate Chapel of Saint Matthew, is a 15th-century Episcopal chapel located in the village of Roslin in Midlothian, Scotland. Rosslyn Chapel is situated 2 miles south of Straiton.
Roslin Castle
Castle
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Roslin Castle is a partially ruined castle near the village of Roslin in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located around 9 mi south of Edinburgh, on the north bank of the North Esk, only a few hundred metres from the famous Rosslyn Chapel. Roslin Castle is situated 2½ miles south of Straiton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burdiehouse and Loanhead.
Burdiehouse
Suburb
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burdiehouse; Scots: Burdiehoose, is an area in the south east of Edinburgh, Scotland, near Gilmerton, Gracemount and Southhouse. The name may be a corruption of the name Bordeaux, from French immigrants who lived in the area.
Loanhead
Town
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loanhead is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, in a commuter belt to the south of Edinburgh, and close to Roslin, Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith. The town was built on coal and oil shale mining, and the paper industries.
Kaimes
Neighborhood
Kaimes is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Centred on the Kaimes junction which nowadays links to Straiton Junction of the Edinburgh City Bypass, it is south of Alnwickhill, east of Mortonhall, north of Heritage Grange and Burdiehouse and west of Gracemount and Southhouse.
Straiton
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.88667° or 55° 53′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.16527° or 3° 9′ 55″ westElevation
495 feet (151 metres)Open location code
9C7RVRPM+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 3611643284OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
13268566
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