The Grange

The Grange is an affluent suburb of Edinburgh, just south of the city centre, with Morningside and Greenhill to the west, Newington to the east, The Meadows park and Marchmont to the north, and Blackford Hill to the south.

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Museum of Scotland and Royal Observatory.

National Museum of Scotland

Museum

Photo: Maccoinnich, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum, with international collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures.

Royal Observatory

Photo: Karora, Public domain.

The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh is an astronomical institution located on Blackford Hill in Edinburgh. The site is owned by the Science and Technology Facilities Council.

Arthur’s Seat

Peak

Photo: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Arthur's Seat is an ancient extinct volcano. It is the main peak of a group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park. Robert Louis Stevenson described it as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blackford and Sciennes.

Blackford

Suburb

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blackford is an area in the south of Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It is located near Morningside, and The Grange. Blackford Hill dominates the view to the south.

Sciennes

Suburb

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sciennes is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated approximately two kilometres south of the city centre. It is a mainly residential district, although it is also well known as the site of the former Royal Hospital for Sick Children.

The Grange

Type: Suburb
Also known as: “Grange” and “St Giles‘ Grange”
Category: locality
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.93252° or 55° 55′ 57″ north

Longitude

-3.18471° or 3° 11′ 5″ west

Open location code

9C7RWRM8+24

OpenStreetMap ID

node 287944999

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

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