Moredun

Moredun is a district in the south-east of , the capital of . It is east of , while is situated just to its north. The estate of Gut-tres or Goodtrees was the family home of James Stewart but it was renamed Moredun House in 1769 by the new owner, David Stuart Moncrieff, in recognition of a hill on his Perthshire estate.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Am Mòr-Dhùn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ellen’s Glen House and Craigmillar Castle.

Hospital
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Ellen's Glen Community Hospital, originally Ellen's Glen House, is a community-based which was built to provide services to elderly and mentally ill patients in , Scotland.

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is a ruined medieval castle in , . It is three miles south-east of the city centre, on a low hill to the south of the modern suburb of .

Hospital
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The is the oldest voluntary hospital in . It was established in 1729. After moving to a new site in 1879, it claimed to be the largest voluntary hospital in the United Kingdom, and later, in the British Empire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Craigour and Ferniehill.

Neighborhood
Moredun is a district in the south-east of , the capital of . It is east of , while is situated just to its north. The estate of Gut-tres or Goodtrees was the family home of James Stewart but it was renamed Moredun House in 1769 by the new owner, David Stuart Moncrieff, in recognition of a hill on his Perthshire estate.

Neighborhood
is a residential neighbourhood of , the capital of Scotland. Primarily a low-density 1960s council estate with two small public parks, it is situated in the south-east of the city, lying immediately south of the slightly older Fernieside neighbourhood, east of Moredun, and to the north of 's main street, where most local amenities are located.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , about 4 miles southeast of the city centre. The toponym "Gilmerton" is derived from a combination of Scottish Gaelic: Gille-Moire– a personal name and later surname meaning "Servant of Mary", from which comes the first element, "Gilmer", – and Old English: ton meaning "settlement" or "farmstead".

Moredun

Latitude
55.91313° or 55° 54′ 47″ north
Longitude
-3.14166° or 3° 8′ 30″ west
Elevation
289 feet (88 metres)
Open location code
9C7RWV75+78
Open­Street­Map ID
node 28897754
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13269144
Wiki­data ID
Q6911232
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Moredun” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Moredun”
  • Irish: “Am Mòr-Dhùn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Am Mòr-Dhùn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Moredun”
  • “Am Mòr-Dhùn”
  • “Moredun”
  • “Moredun - Am Mòr-Dhùn”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Community Park Moredun and Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre.

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