Hillside
Hillside is a quarter in Edinburgh, Scotland. Hillside is situated nearby to the neighborhood Greenside, as well as near Gayfield.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Calton Hill and Edinburgh Castle.
Calton Hill
Park
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Calton Hill is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, situated beyond the east end of Princes Street and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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.
London Road Gardens
Park
London Road Gardens are one of the collection of New Town Gardens located close to the city centre of Edinburgh in the New Town, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1995.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbeyhill and Broughton.
Abbeyhill
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbeyhill is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Abbeyhill is one of the oldest parts of the city, taking its name from Holyrood Abbey, a major historic religious site.
Broughton
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broughton is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland. 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.
Pilrig
Quarter
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pilrig is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The name probably derives from the long field on which a peel tower stood. There is evidence of a peel tower situated on an area of higher ground above the Water of Leith.
Hillside
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.95908° or 55° 57′ 33″ northLongitude
-3.17763° or 3° 10′ 40″ westElevation
167 feet (51 metres)Open location code
9C7RXR5C+JWOpenStreetMap ID
node 4037672831OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
13275405
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