Merchiston

Merchiston is a residential area around Merchiston Avenue in the south-west of , .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: area in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Merchiston, Edinburgh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Merchiston Tower.

Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic castle in , Scotland. It stands on , which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633.

Castle
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, also known as Merchiston Castle, was probably built by Alexander Napier, the 2nd Laird of Merchiston, around 1454. It serves as the seat for Clan Napier.

Stadium
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, also known as Tynecastle Stadium or colloquially as Tynie, is a football in the area of , which is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Heart of Midlothian.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Polwarth and Church Hill.

Neighborhood
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is a mainly residential area of , . It is bounded by and Merchiston to the east and south, and to the north, to the north and east, and to the west.

Neighborhood
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is a street and small surrounding area in , .

Neighborhood
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is a mainly residential suburb of , . The area developed during the mid to late Victorian era as Edinburgh expanded and many of the present tenement flats and houses date from this era.

Merchiston

Latitude
55.93429° or 55° 56′ 3″ north
Longitude
-3.21838° or 3° 13′ 6″ west
Elevation
282 feet (86 metres)
Open location code
9C7RWQMJ+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 35784908
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13268833
Wiki­data ID
Q1921454
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Satellite Map

Discover Merchiston from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Merchiston” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Merchiston”
  • Chinese: “莫希斯通”
  • Dutch: “Merchiston”
  • French: “Merchiston”
  • German: “Merchiston”
  • Portuguese: “Merchiston”
  • Spanish: “Merchiston”
  • Urdu: “مرچسٹن”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Merchiston Tennis Court and Merchiston Tennis and Bowling Club Pavilion.

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