Mountcastle

Mountcastle is a suburb of , the capital of . It is east of the city centre and lies to the north-west of the neighbouring area of . Mountcastle is primarily a residential area, with many early-mid 20th century houses.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Mountcastle, Edinburgh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Craigentinny Train Maintenance Centre and Portobello Library.

is a railway depot in the area of , Scotland. The depot is operated by Hitachi Rail with a depot code of EC.

Library
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is a public library in , , . The current building in Rosefield Place cost £37,500 and was opened on 11 October 1963 by Lord Provost Duncan M.

Town hall
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is a municipal structure in Portobello High Street, , Scotland. The building, which is managed by Portobello Central SCIO, a community body, is a Category B listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Northfield and Duddingston.

Suburb
is a suburb of , the capital of . It lies east of the city centre and west of Portobello. The area was laid out at low densities as local authority housing but the city employed private architects for its design - Reginald Fairlie and Reid and Forbes.

Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Village is a historic conservation village in east Edinburgh, situated beside and Loch. It is characterised by a high concentration of traditional and period homes and is widely regarded as an affluent area.

Suburb
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is a coastal suburb of in eastern central . It lies 3 miles east of the city centre, facing the , between the suburbs of and .

Mountcastle

Latitude
55.95021° or 55° 57′ 1″ north
Longitude
-3.12837° or 3° 7′ 42″ west
Open location code
9C7RXV2C+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3929040507
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q6925761
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Satellite Map

Discover Mountcastle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Mountcastle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Mountcastle”
  • Vietnamese: “Mountcastle, Edinburgh”
  • Vietnamese: “Mountcastle”

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Localities in the Area

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