Gowanhill
Gowanhill is a hamlet in Edinburgh, Scotland. Gowanhill is situated nearby to the hamlet Cocklaw, as well as near Warriston.Places of Interest
Highlights include Malleny House and Garden and Curriehill railway station.
Malleny House and Garden
Garden
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Malleny House and Garden is an historic house and garden owned by the National Trust for Scotland in Balerno, 6 mi southwest of Edinburgh. The gardens are notable for its large yew trees, as well as one of the largest rose collections in Scotland.
Curriehill railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Curriehill railway station is located in Currie, a southwestern suburb of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, not far from the main campus of Heriot-Watt University.
Balerno Community High School
School
Balerno High School is a six-year secondary school located in Balerno, a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. The school stands on the banks of the Water of Leith, and serves children from Balerno, Kirknewton and Ratho, and also hosts pupils from a variety of areas outside the catchment area such as Currie, East Calder, Mid Calder, Edinburgh and Livingston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balerno and Currie.
Balerno
Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balerno is a village on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 8 miles south-west of the city centre, next to Currie and then Juniper Green. Traditionally in the county of Midlothian it now administratively falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council.
Currie
Suburb
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Currie is a village and suburb on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated 7 miles south west of the city centre. Formerly within the County of Midlothian, it now falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council.
Hermiston
Hamlet
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hermiston is a hamlet formerly in the county of Midlothian and now part of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is north of Heriot-Watt University's Riccarton Campus and west of the Hermiston Gait commercial development. Hermiston is situated 1½ miles northeast of Gowanhill.
Gowanhill
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.89839° or 55° 53′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.34394° or 3° 20′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C7RVMX4+9COpenStreetMap ID
node 13997840245OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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