Barnton
Barnton is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the north-west of the city, between Cramond and Corstorphine Hill and west of Davidsons Mains. Part of the area was traditionally known as "Cramond Muir" in reference to Cramond to the north.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Barnton, Edinburgh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh and Royal High School.
The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh
Golf course
The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh is a Scottish golf club, which holds claim to be the oldest golfing society in the world, with references to it being instituted in 1735 dating from 1834.
Royal High School
School
Photo: Xanthoxyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal High School of Edinburgh is a co-educational school administered by the City of Edinburgh Council. The school was founded in 1128 and is one of the oldest schools in Scotland.
Barnton Quarry
Quarry
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barnton Quarry is a disused stone quarry in Corstorphine Hill, Clermiston, Edinburgh, Scotland. The site was later used as a military command centre, and is now being converted into a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parkgrove and Clermiston.
Parkgrove
Neighborhood
Parkgrove is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Approximately 4 miles north-west of Edinburgh city centre. The suburb is located between the neighbouring areas of Clermiston, Barnton and Davidson's Mains.
Clermiston
Suburb
Photo: Mrabbits, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clermiston is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, to the west of the city and to the immediate north of Corstorphine, on the western slopes of Corstorphine Hill.
Drumbrae
Neighborhood
Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drumbrae or Drum Brae is a suburb of west Edinburgh, Scotland generally considered to be part of the neighbouring larger areas of Corstorphine and Clermiston.
Barnton
- Category: locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.96419° or 55° 57′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.29371° or 3° 17′ 37″ westElevation
138 feet (42 metres)Open location code
9C7RXP74+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 35785866OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Japanese—“Barnton” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Barnton”
- Italian: “Barnton, Edinburgh”
- Italian: “Barnton”
- Japanese: “バーントン”
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Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Barnton”. Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.