War Memorial Gate
War Memorial Gate is a memorial in Edinburgh, Scotland. War Memorial Gate is situated nearby to the pitch Royal High RFC, as well as near Royal High Bowling Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal High School and The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh.
Royal High School
School
Photo: Xanthoxyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal High School of Edinburgh is a co-educational school administered by the City of Edinburgh Council. The school was founded in 1128 and is one of the oldest schools in Scotland. Royal High School is situated 400 feet south of War Memorial Gate.
The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh
Golf course
The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh is a Scottish golf club, which holds claim to be the oldest golfing society in the world, with references to it being instituted in 1735 dating from 1834. The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh is situated 2,800 feet west of War Memorial Gate.
Barnton Quarry
Quarry
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barnton Quarry is a disused stone quarry in Corstorphine Hill, Clermiston, Edinburgh, Scotland. The site was later used as a military command centre, and is now being converted into a museum. Barnton Quarry is situated 1,900 feet southeast of War Memorial Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barnton and Parkgrove.
Barnton
Suburb
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Barnton is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the north-west of the city, between Cramond and Corstorphine Hill and west of Davidsons Mains. Part of the area was traditionally known as "Cramond Muir" in reference to Cramond to the north.
Parkgrove
Neighborhood
Parkgrove is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Approximately 4 miles north-west of Edinburgh city centre. The suburb is located between the neighbouring areas of Clermiston, Barnton and Davidson's Mains.
Clermiston
Suburb
Photo: Mrabbits, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clermiston is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, to the west of the city and to the immediate north of Corstorphine, on the western slopes of Corstorphine Hill.
War Memorial Gate
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.96477° or 55° 57′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.28552° or 3° 17′ 8″ westInception
1950Open location code
9C7RXP77+WQOpenStreetMap ID
node 13179141649OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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