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Southside, Edinburgh

The Southside is an area of 's capital city, , located between its historic , and the neighbourhood of .
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: area of Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Also known as: “South Side” and “Southside”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Museum of Scotland and Edinburgh Castle.

Museum
Photo: Maccoinnich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The in , 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.

Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic castle in , . 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.

Theater building
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The Queen's Hall is a performance venue in the Southside, Edinburgh, Scotland. The building opened in 1824 as Hope Park Chapel and reopened as the Queen's Hall in 1979.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guse Dub and Sciennes.

Locality
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is a locality.

Suburb
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is a district of , , 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 .

Suburb
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is a residential area in the centre of , . It mainly comprises public housing developments. It is bounded in the north by Holyrood Road, the west by the Pleasance and St Leonard's Street and the east by .

Southside, Edinburgh

Latitude
55.94289° or 55° 56′ 34″ north
Longitude
-3.1829° or 3° 10′ 58″ west
Elevation
279 feet (85 metres)
Open location code
9C7RWRV8+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5410114250
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13269273
Wiki­data ID
Q137253663
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Satellite Map

Discover Southside, Edinburgh from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as The Causey and St Leonard’s.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Newington Post Office and St. Patrick Square Garden.

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