The Inch

The Inch is a district of , Scotland, located to the south of Inch Park in the south of the city. It is located 2 miles south south-east of central Edinburgh.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: district of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Inch”, “Inch, Edinburgh”, and “The Inch, Edinburgh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Craigmillar Castle and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

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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.

Library
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Liberton and Moredun.

Suburb
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Liberton; Scots: Libby, is a suburb of the capital of . It is in the south of the city, south of The Inch, east of the and west of .

Suburb
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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 House in 1769 by the new owner, David Stuart Moncrieff, in recognition of a hill on his Perthshire estate.

Suburb
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is a primarily residential suburb in the south of , the capital of . It lies to the east of the A7 road, as it leaves the city centre, approximately 3 miles south of the centre.

The Inch

Latitude
55.92208° or 55° 55′ 20″ north
Longitude
-3.15445° or 3° 9′ 16″ west
Elevation
272 feet (83 metres)
Open location code
9C7RWRCW+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 289583847
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13269200
Wiki­data ID
Q20027862
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Satellite Map

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

From Basque to Urdu—“The Inch” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Inch”
  • Irish: “An Innis, Dùn Èideann”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Innis, Dùn Èideann”
  • Urdu: “دی انچ، ایڈنبرا”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Parish of St Gregory the Great and Ravenswood Avenue Standing Stone.

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