Somerset’s Battery
Somerset’s Battery is in Edinburgh, Scotland. Somerset’s Battery is situated nearby to Pilrig Park, as well as near Parkside Primary School.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parkside Primary School and Rosebank Cemetery.
Parkside Primary School
School
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce is a Gaelic medium primary school in Edinburgh, Scotland. Administered by the City of Edinburgh Council, the school is open to any parents in the city or surrounding areas who wish to have their children learn and be educated through Scottish Gaelic. Parkside Primary School is situated 720 feet northeast of Somerset’s Battery.
Rosebank Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rosebank Cemetery is a 19th-century cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the junction of Pilrig Street and Broughton Road in the Pilrig area, close to the historical boundary of Leith. The cemetery is protected as a category C listed building. Rosebank Cemetery is situated 840 feet southwest of Somerset’s Battery.
HMY Britannia
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 to 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. HMY Britannia is situated 1 mile north of Somerset’s Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pilrig and Bonnington.
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.
Bonnington
Quarter
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bonnington is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The area centres upon an original village which grew up around a ford on the Water of Leith, on the old boundary between Edinburgh and the port of Leith.
Powderhall
Neighborhood
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Powderhall is an area lying between Broughton Road and Warriston Road in the north of Edinburgh, the Scottish capital. Until recently it was best known for Powderhall Stadium, a greyhound racing track, which has now closed.
Somerset’s Battery
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.96879° or 55° 58′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.18162° or 3° 10′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C7RXR99+G9OpenStreetMap ID
node 12068040500OpenStreetMap feature
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