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Broughton

Broughton is an area of , . Broughton was an ancient feudal barony that existed outside of Edinburgh before it was later incorporated into the city as urban development took place in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Broughton, Edinburgh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Calton Hill.

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.

Park
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hill in central , , situated beyond the east end of and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Art gallery
National Galleries Scotland: Portrait is an art museum on Queen Street, . Portrait holds the national collections of portraits, all of which are of, but not necessarily by, Scots.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bellevue and Canonmills.

Neighborhood
is a district of , the capital of . It lies to the south east of , west of Leith Walk and south of , incorporating the easternmost extent of Edinburgh's UNESCO heritage site.

Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district of , the capital of . It lies to the south east of the at , east of and west of , in a low hollow north of Edinburgh's New Town.

Neighborhood
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is an area lying between Broughton Road and Warriston Road in the north of , the capital. Until recently it was best known for Stadium, a greyhound racing track, which has now closed.

Broughton

Latitude
55.96052° or 55° 57′ 38″ north
Longitude
-3.18878° or 3° 11′ 20″ west
Elevation
95 feet (29 metres)
Open location code
9C7RXR66+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1180819655
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13269350
Wiki­data ID
Q3645406
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Japanese—“Broughton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Broughton”
  • Chinese: “布洛頓 (愛丁堡)”
  • Italian: “Broughton”
  • Japanese: “ブロートン”

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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 “Broughton”. Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.