Fountainbridge
Fountainbridge is a former industrial district in Edinburgh, Scotland, a short distance west of the Old Town. It is built around the street of the same name, which begins at the West Port and continues towards Gorgie and Dalry.Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Haymarket railway station.
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.
Haymarket railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haymarket railway station is the second largest railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland, after Waverley railway station. The station serves as a major commuter and long-distance destination, located near the city centre, in the West End.
Usher Hall
Theater building
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Usher Hall is a concert hall in the West End of Edinburgh, Scotland. The hall is owned and managed by the City of Edinburgh Council, and has hosted concerts and events since its construction in 1914.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haymarket and Tollcross.
Haymarket
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haymarket is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is in the west of the city centre and is the junction of several main roads, notably Dalry Road, Corstorphine Road, and Shandwick Place. Haymarket contains a number of pubs, cafés and restaurants.
Tollcross
Suburb
Tollcross is a major road junction to the south west of the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland which takes its name from a local historical land area. It lies between the more affluent area of Bruntsfield and the Grassmarket.
Dalry
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalry is an area of the Scottish capital city of Edinburgh. It is located close to the city centre, between Haymarket and Gorgie. The area is now primarily residential.
Fountainbridge
- Type: Suburb
- Description: area of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.94222° or 55° 56′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.21199° or 3° 12′ 43″ westElevation
230 feet (70 metres)Open location code
9C7RWQRQ+V6OpenStreetMap ID
node 2496696328OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Scottish Gaelic—“Fountainbridge” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فاونتينبريج”
- Basque: “Fountainbridge”
- Belarusian: “Фаўнтэнбрыдж”
- Catalan: “Fountainbridge”
- Chinese: “喷泉桥”
- Dutch: “Fountainbridge”
- French: “Fountainbridge”
- Galician: “Fountainbridge”
- Irish: “Drochaid an Fhuarain”
- Italian: “Fountainbridge”
- Japanese: “ファウンテンブリッジ”
- Portuguese: “Fountainbridge”
- Russian: “Фаунтинбридж”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Drochaid an Fhuarain”
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Localities in the Area
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