Gowanhill

Gowanhill is a residential area in Edinburgh, Scotland. Gowanhill is situated nearby to the town Balerno, as well as near the suburb Currie.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Malleny House and Garden and Curriehill railway station.

Malleny House and Garden

Garden

Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Malleny House and Garden is an historic house and garden owned by the National Trust for Scotland in Balerno, 6 mi southwest of Edinburgh. The gardens are notable for its large yew trees, as well as one of the largest rose collections in Scotland. Malleny House and Garden is situated 1 mile south of Gowanhill.

Curriehill railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Curriehill railway station is located in Currie, a southwestern suburb of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, not far from the main campus of Heriot-Watt University. Curriehill railway station is situated 1 mile east of Gowanhill.

Balerno Community High School

School

Balerno High School is a six-year secondary school located in Balerno, a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. The school stands on the banks of the Water of Leith, and serves children from Balerno, Kirknewton and Ratho, and also hosts pupils from a variety of areas outside the catchment area such as Currie, East Calder, Mid Calder, Edinburgh and Livingston. Balerno Community High School is situated 1 mile south of Gowanhill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balerno and Currie.

Balerno

Town

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balerno is a village on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 8 miles south-west of the city centre, next to Currie and then Juniper Green. Traditionally in the county of Midlothian it now administratively falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council.

Currie

Suburb

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Currie is a village and suburb on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated 7 miles south west of the city centre. Formerly within the County of Midlothian, it now falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council.

Hermiston

Hamlet

Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hermiston is a hamlet formerly in the county of Midlothian and now part of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is north of Heriot-Watt University's Riccarton Campus and west of the Hermiston Gait commercial development. Hermiston is situated 1½ miles northeast of Gowanhill.

Gowanhill

Type: Residential area
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.89852° or 55° 53′ 55″ north

Longitude

-3.34391° or 3° 20′ 38″ west

Elevation

374 feet (114 metres)

Open location code

9C7RVMX4+CC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 262586294

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

GeoNames ID

13284256

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