Buckstone
Buckstone is a neighborhood in Edinburgh, Scotland. Buckstone is situated nearby to the suburb Fairmilehead, as well as near the neighborhood Frogston.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fairmilehead Church and Royal Observatory.
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.
Blackford Hill
Peak
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blackford Hill 164 metres is a hill in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It is in the area of Blackford, between Morningside, and the Braid Hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairmilehead and South Edinburgh.
Fairmilehead
Suburb
Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fairmilehead is a district of southern Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies approximately 3 miles due south of the city centre and borders Midlothian. The area comprises the neighbourhoods of Buckstone, Caiyside, Caiystane, Swanston, Frogston and Winton.
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.
Hunter’s Tryst
Neighborhood
Hunter's Tryst is the name of a long-established inn in Edinburgh, Scotland; it has lent its name to the surrounding area, near Fairmilehead. The inn, once well outside Edinburgh's built-up area, was a popular leisure destination and was a meeting place of the Six Foot Club.
Buckstone
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.90737° or 55° 54′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.20295° or 3° 12′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C7RWQ4W+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 35785468OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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