The Grange
The Grange is an affluent suburb of Edinburgh, just south of the city centre, with Morningside and Greenhill to the west, Newington to the east, The Meadows park and Marchmont to the north, and Blackford Hill to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “The Grange, Edinburgh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and St Catherine’s Argyle Church.
Edinburgh Castle
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, 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.
St Catherine’s Argyle Church
Church
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St. Catherine's Argyle, or St. Cath's, is a Church of Scotland church located in the Grange, Edinburgh. The Scottish churchman and poet Horatius Bonar was its first minister.
National Museum of Scotland
Museum
Photo: Maccoinnich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum, with international collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sciennes and Marchmont.
Sciennes
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sciennes is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated approximately two kilometres south of the city centre. It is a mainly residential district, although it is also well-known as the site of the former Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
Marchmont
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marchmont is a mainly residential area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies roughly one mile south of the Old Town, separated from it by The Meadows and Bruntsfield Links.
Blackford
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blackford is an area in the south of Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It is located near Morningside, and The Grange. Blackford Hill dominates the view to the south.
The Grange
- Category: locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.93326° or 55° 55′ 60″ northLongitude
-3.1891° or 3° 11′ 21″ westElevation
315 feet (96 metres)Open location code
9C7RWRM6+89OpenStreetMap ID
way 256067298OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“The Grange” goes by many names.
- Basque: “The Grange”
- Slovenian: “The Grange”
- Urdu: “دی گرینج، اڈنبرگ”
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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 “The Grange”. Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.