Easter Craiglockhart Hill
Easter Craiglockhart Hill is a peak in Edinburgh, Scotland and has an elevation of 515 feet. Easter Craiglockhart Hill is situated nearby to the neighborhood Happy Valley, as well as near Craighouse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tynecastle Park and Murrayfield.
Tynecastle Park
Stadium
Photo: Zhi Yong Lee, CC BY 2.0.
Tynecastle Park, also known as Tynecastle Stadium, is a football stadium in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh, which is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Heart of Midlothian.
Murrayfield
Stadium
Photo: Vclaw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Murrayfield Stadium is a rugby union stadium located in the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, Scotland. The stadium is owned by the Scottish Rugby Union who has its headquarters based at the stadium, and is the national stadium of the Scotland national rugby union team.
Edinburgh Castle
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Edinburgh and West Edinburgh.
South Edinburgh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The south of Edinburgh includes the Meadows and genteel residential areas such as Bruntsfield, Morningside, Marchmont and Newington. These were built up with villas and baronial tenements in the late 19th century and are the main accommodation belt for the city, for students and for visitors.
West Edinburgh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The west of Edinburgh is the area you traverse coming from the airport or Glasgow towards city centre. It's a modern low-rise tract of suburbs, retail and light industry that could be on the edge of any British city, but it has accommodation, the zoo, and Murrayfield rugby stadium.
Old Town
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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".
Easter Craiglockhart Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 515 feet
- Also known as: “Craggis of Gorgin”
- Category: landform
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9211° or 55° 55′ 16″ northLongitude
-3.2304° or 3° 13′ 50″ westElevation
515 feet (157 metres)Open location code
9C7RWQC9+CROpenStreetMap ID
node 287770670OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Easter Craiglockhart Hill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Irish to Welsh—“Easter Craiglockhart Hill” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Creag Lockhart Thoir”
- Welsh: “Creag Lockhart an Ear”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Happy Valley and Craighouse.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rocky restharrow outcrop and Fruity Meadow (Secret Glade).
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