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Swoop

Swoop is a work of art in , . Swoop is situated nearby to the arts center , as well as near the neighborhood .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Saint Stephen’s Theatre, Edinburgh.

Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic castle in , . It stands on , 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. is situated 1 mile south of Swoop.

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Saint Stephen's Theatre is a former Church of Scotland church located in the Northern of , , at the corner of Saint Stephen Street and Saint Vincent Street, now a theatre and event venue. is situated 990 feet south of Swoop.

Garden
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The is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, as well as a popular tourist attraction.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silvermills and Canonmills.

Neighborhood
, once an ancient village, has been part of since 1809. The village is most likely to have taken its name from mills erected to smelt and refine silver ore which had been found at Hilderstone in in 1607 or, alternatively, from some of the alchemical projects of James IV or James V.

Suburb
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is a district of , the capital of . It lies to the south east of the at , east of and west of , in a low hollow north of Edinburgh's New Town.

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are two districts of immediately north of . The main tourist draw here is the Royal Botanic Garden. There's also an eclectic variety of independent shops and some great places to eat and drink.

Swoop

Latitude
55.96128° or 55° 57′ 41″ north
Longitude
-3.20318° or 3° 12′ 11″ west
Open location code
9C7RXQ6W+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13028015488
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
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