Great Scot
Great Scot is a gift shop in Edinburgh, Scotland which is located on Grassmarket. Great Scot is situated nearby to the garden Grannies Green, as well as near Dance Base.- Type: Gift shop
- Address: G, 1 Grassmarket, Edinburgh
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Castle Rock.
Edinburgh Castle
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, 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. Edinburgh Castle is situated 730 feet northwest of Great Scot.
Castle Rock
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Castle Rock is a volcanic plug in the middle of Edinburgh upon which Edinburgh Castle sits. The rock is estimated to have formed some 350 million years ago during the early Carboniferous period.
National Library of Scotland
Library
Photo: Marcok, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Scotland is one of Scotland's National Collections. It is one of the largest libraries in the United Kingdom. As well as a public programme of exhibitions, events, workshops, and tours, the National Library of Scotland has reading rooms where visitors can access the collections. National Library of Scotland is situated 1,400 feet east of Great Scot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lauriston and Quartermile.
Lauriston
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lauriston is an area of central Edinburgh, Scotland, and home to a number of significant historic buildings. It lies south of Edinburgh Castle and the Grassmarket, and north of The Meadows public park.
Quartermile
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quartermile is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh site, in Lauriston, Edinburgh. It was master-planned by architect Foster + Partners and takes its name from the fact it is a quarter mile from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile and measures a quarter mile from corner to corner.
Old Town
Photo: PerryPlanet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Town is the original settlement of Edinburgh. At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".
Great Scot
- Category: shop
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.94713° or 55° 56′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.19814° or 3° 11′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C7RWRW2+RPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2323807239OpenStreetMap feature
shop=giftOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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