Kaimes
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ellen’s Glen House and Gracemount High School.
Ellen’s Glen House
Hospital
Photo: Kay Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ellen's Glen Community Hospital, originally Ellen's Glen House, is a community-based hospital which was built to provide services to elderly and mentally ill patients in Liberton, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Gracemount High School
School
Photo: Kay Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gracemount High School is a non-denominational six-year comprehensive secondary school serving south-east Edinburgh, Scotland. It has a current roll of over 600 pupils and around 80 staff.
Liberton Tower
Castle
Photo: Mrabbits, Public domain.
Liberton Tower is a four-storey, square-plan tower house in the Edinburgh suburb of Liberton, on the east side of the Braid Hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burdiehouse and Alnwickhill.
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.
Alnwickhill
Suburb
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alnwickhill is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is on the southern edge of the city, approximately 4 miles from the city centre. It neighbours the areas of Liberton and Kaimes.
Liberton
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Liberton; Scots: Libby, is a suburb of Edinburgh the capital of Scotland. It is in the south of the city, south of The Inch, east of the Braid Hills and west of Moredun.
Kaimes
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.90103° or 55° 54′ 4″ northLongitude
-3.16227° or 3° 9′ 44″ westElevation
420 feet (128 metres)Open location code
9C7RWR2Q+C3OpenStreetMap ID
node 292830565OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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- Basque: “Kaimes”
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