A Leith Walk
A Leith Walk is a work of art in Edinburgh, Scotland. A Leith Walk is situated nearby to the bookstore Topping & Company Booksellers of Edinburgh, as well as near the government office Consulate General of Ukraine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Also known as: “Leith Walk pidgeons”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calton Hill and Edinburgh Playhouse.
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. Calton Hill is situated 1,100 feet south of A Leith Walk.
Edinburgh Playhouse
Theater building
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Edinburgh Playhouse is a theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland. With 3,059 seats it is the largest theatre in Scotland and second largest in the United Kingdom, after the Hammersmith Apollo. The theatre is owned by Ambassador Theatre Group. Edinburgh Playhouse is situated 590 feet south of A Leith Walk.
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. Edinburgh Castle is situated 1 mile southwest of A Leith Walk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broughton and Bellevue.
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.
Bellevue
Neighborhood
Bellevue is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies to the south east of Canonmills, west of Leith Walk and south of Leith, incorporating the easternmost extent of Edinburgh's New Town UNESCO heritage site.
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.
A Leith Walk
- Category: tourism
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.95823° or 55° 57′ 30″ northLongitude
-3.18398° or 3° 11′ 2″ westInception
1996Open location code
9C7RXR58+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 11227199287OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Topping & Company Booksellers of Edinburgh and Elm Row Post Office.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Elm Row Cafe Bistro and Dean Jones Hair.
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