St Margaret’s Well
St Margaret’s Well is a spring in Edinburgh, Scotland. St Margaret’s Well is situated nearby to Wentworth Elm, as well as near the park Parade Ground.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scottish Parliament Building and Arthur’s Seat.
Scottish Parliament Building
Government building
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The Scottish Parliament Building is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood in central Edinburgh. Construction of the building commenced in June 1999 and the Members of the Scottish Parliament held their first debate in the new building on 7 September 2004. Scottish Parliament Building is situated 1,400 feet west of St Margaret’s Well.
Arthur’s Seat
Peak
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Arthur's Seat is an ancient extinct volcano that is the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design".
Dynamic Earth
Museum
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Dynamic Earth is a not-for-profit visitor attraction and science centre in Edinburgh, and is Scotland's largest interactive visitor attraction. It is located in Holyrood, beside the Scottish Parliament building and at the foot of Salisbury Crags. Dynamic Earth is situated 1,200 feet west of St Margaret’s Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holyrood and Abbeyhill.
Holyrood
Neighborhood
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Holyrood is an area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the Royal Mile. The area takes its name from Holyrood Abbey, which was the Church of the Holy Rude. Holyrood includes the following sites:…
Abbeyhill
Suburb
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Abbeyhill is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Abbeyhill is one of the oldest parts of the city, taking its name from Holyrood Abbey, a major historic religious site.
Dumbiedykes
Suburb
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Dumbiedykes is a residential area in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. It mainly comprises public housing developments. It is bounded in the north by Holyrood Road, the west by the Pleasance and St Leonard's Street and the east by Holyrood Park.
St Margaret’s Well
- Type: Spring
- Inscription: “St. margaret’s well This unique Well House dates from the late 15th Century. It originally stood at Restalrig, close to the Church, and its design is a miniature copy of St. Triduana’s Aisle there. In 1860 it was removed from its first site, which was th”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.9509° or 55° 57′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.16844° or 3° 10′ 6″ westInception
1860Open location code
9C7RXR2J+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 258022782OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“St Margaret’s Well” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Pozo de Santa Margarita”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wentworth Elm and Parade Ground.
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