Merchant Navy Memorial
Merchant Navy Memorial is a memorial in Edinburgh, Scotland. Merchant Navy Memorial is situated nearby to the square The Shore, Leith, as well as near the food court Brown’s of Leith.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Shore, Leith and HMY Britannia.
The Shore, Leith
Square
The Shore is a historic and picturesque street in the centre of Old Leith, the harbour area of Edinburgh. It edges the final section of the Water of Leith before it flows through Leith Docks into the Firth of Forth.
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 2,300 feet northwest of Merchant Navy Memorial.
Victoria Swing Bridge
Bridge
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Victoria Swing Bridge is a swing bridge in Leith docks, Edinburgh, Scotland, which carried a dock road across the Water of Leith at a point where it is canalised as the Inner Harbour. Victoria Swing Bridge is situated 350 feet northwest of Merchant Navy Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leith and Bonnington.
Leith
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leith is the historic port of Edinburgh the capital of Scotland, north of city centre on the shore of the Firth of Forth. It's now only a minor port and has lost much of its industry, to be replaced by retail, bistros and cobbled wharves.
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.
Western Harbour
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Western Harbour is a mainly residential development in the Newhaven area of Edinburgh, the capital city Scotland.
Merchant Navy Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.97798° or 55° 58′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.16898° or 3° 10′ 8″ westInception
2010Open location code
9C7RXRHJ+5COpenStreetMap ID
node 1502157995OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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