The Braids

The Braids is a peak in , and has an elevation of 584 feet. The Braids is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Royal Observatory.

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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.

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

Peak
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
164 metres is a hill in , the capital city of . It is in the area of , between , and the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Edinburgh and Old Town.

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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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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".

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of is 250 years old, in contrast to the settled for over a thousand years. It was laid out on a grid pattern in the late 18th century with elegant Georgian townhouses, and the intervening loch was drained to become Princes Street Gardens.

The Braids

Latitude
55.9156° or 55° 54′ 56″ north
Longitude
-3.1964° or 3° 11′ 47″ west
Elevation
584 feet (178 metres)
Open location code
9C7RWR83+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 292827671
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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