Buckstone

Buckstone is a neighborhood in , . Buckstone is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fairmilehead Church and Royal Observatory.

Church
Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Photo: Karora, Public domain.
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 Fairmilehead and South Edinburgh.

Suburb
Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a district of southern , Scotland. It lies approximately 3 miles due south of the city centre and borders . The area comprises the neighbourhoods of Buckstone, Caiyside, Caiystane, , Frogston and Winton.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Neighborhood
Hunter's Tryst is the name of a long-established inn in , ; it has lent its name to the surrounding area, near . 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

Latitude
55.90737° or 55° 54′ 27″ north
Longitude
-3.20295° or 3° 12′ 11″ west
Open location code
9C7RWQ4W+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 35785468
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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