Powderhall Stables
Powderhall Stables is a memorial in Edinburgh, Scotland. Powderhall Stables is situated nearby to Redbraes Park Wee Forest, as well as near Capital City Church International.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rosebank Cemetery and Calton Hill.
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 850 feet northeast of Powderhall Stables.
Calton Hill
Park
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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 mile south of Powderhall Stables.
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 1¼ miles northeast of Powderhall Stables.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Powderhall and Pilrig.
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.
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 Stables
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Baronial-style stables built in 1893 for horses hauling Edinburgh refuse to the adjacent waste incinerator - the ‘Powderhall Destructor’”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.96657° or 55° 57′ 60″ northLongitude
-3.18888° or 3° 11′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C7RXR86+JCOpenStreetMap ID
node 13534034444OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Redbraes Park Wee Forest and Redbraes Park.
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