Kingsknowe

Kingsknowe is a suburb of the capital of . It is south-west of , and borders , and .
Wikipedia
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Cnoc an Rìgh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kingsknowe railway station and HM Prison Edinburgh.

Railway station
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is a railway station serving Kingsknowe in the city of . It is located on the Shotts Line from to via .

Prison
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HMP Edinburgh is a prison in Scotland. It is located in the west of on the main A71, in an area now known as , and, although never named as such, has commonly been known as Saughton Prison from the for the general area.

Church
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is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. The church building is located in Dell Road, , , next to the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Longstone and Clovenstone.

Suburb
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is a suburb of in . The area is primarily residential in nature, although the area includes several small shops, eateries and supermarkets, as well as one of the main bus depots for the city's buses.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood in southwestern , . It is in and close to the A720 road. Wester Hailes Baptist Church is in , as is a local nursing home, also has a primary school, 2 parks, and flats and houses.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , situated 3+1⁄2 miles southwest of the city centre. Up until the late 18th century it appears on maps as Collington.

Kingsknowe

Latitude
55.91726° or 55° 55′ 2″ north
Longitude
-3.26028° or 3° 15′ 37″ west
Elevation
302 feet (92 metres)
Open location code
9C7RWP8Q+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29215539
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13268771
Wiki­data ID
Q6413246
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Kingsknowe” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kingsknowe”
  • Irish: “Cnoc an Rìgh”
  • Irish: “Cnocan an Rìgh”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cnoc an Rìgh”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cnocan an Rìgh”
  • Urdu: “کنگز نو”
  • “Cnoc an Rìgh”
  • “Kingsknowe”
  • “Kingsknowe - Cnoc an Rìgh”

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