Easter Craiglockhart Hill

Easter Craiglockhart Hill is a peak in , and has an elevation of 515 feet. Easter Craiglockhart Hill is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Murrayfield and Tynecastle Park.

Stadium
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Stadium is a rugby union located in the in , Scotland. The stadium is owned by the Scottish Rugby Union which has its headquarters based at the stadium, and is the national stadium of the Scotland national rugby union team.

Stadium
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, also known as Tynecastle Stadium or colloquially as Tynie, is a football in the area of , which is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Heart of Midlothian.

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is a historic castle in , Scotland. It stands on , 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.

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The south of 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.

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The west of 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.

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is the original settlement of . 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

Latitude
55.9211° or 55° 55′ 16″ north
Longitude
-3.2304° or 3° 13′ 50″ west
Elevation
515 feet (157 metres)
Open location code
9C7RWQC9+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 287770670
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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Satellite Map

Discover Easter Craiglockhart Hill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Irish to Welsh—“Easter Craiglockhart Hill” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Creag Lockhart Thoir”
  • Welsh: “Creag Lockhart an Ear”

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Highlights include Rocky restharrow outcrop and Fruity Meadow (Secret Glade).

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