Balm Well
Balm Well is an archaeological site in Edinburgh, Scotland. Balm Well is situated nearby to Howdenhall Police Station, as well as near the neighborhood Kaimes.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ellen’s Glen House and Gracemount High School.
Ellen’s Glen House
Hospital
Photo: Kay Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ellen's Glen Community Hospital, originally Ellen's Glen House, is a community-based hospital which was built to provide services to elderly and mentally ill patients in Liberton, Edinburgh, Scotland. Ellen’s Glen House is situated 3,900 feet northeast of Balm Well.
Gracemount High School
School
Photo: Kay Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gracemount High School is a non-denominational six-year comprehensive secondary school serving south-east Edinburgh, Scotland. It has a current roll of over 600 pupils and around 80 staff. Gracemount High School is situated 2,600 feet east of Balm Well.
Liberton Tower
Castle
Photo: Mrabbits, Public domain.
Liberton Tower is a four-storey, square-plan tower house in the Edinburgh suburb of Liberton, on the east side of the Braid Hills. Liberton Tower is situated 1 mile northwest of Balm Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaimes and Alnwickhill.
Kaimes
Neighborhood
Kaimes is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Centred on the Kaimes junction which nowadays links to Straiton Junction of the Edinburgh City Bypass, it is south of Alnwickhill, east of Mortonhall, north of Heritage Grange and Burdiehouse and west of Gracemount and Southhouse.
Alnwickhill
Suburb
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alnwickhill is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is on the southern edge of the city, approximately 4 miles from the city centre. It neighbours the areas of Liberton and Kaimes.
Burdiehouse
Suburb
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burdiehouse; Scots: Burdiehoose, is an area in the south east of Edinburgh, Scotland, near Gilmerton, Gracemount and Southhouse. The name may be a corruption of the name Bordeaux, from French immigrants who lived in the area.
Balm Well
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9029° or 55° 54′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.16424° or 3° 9′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C7RWR3P+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 359610401OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Howdenhall Police Station and Mortonhall Crematorium.
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