Bellevue
Bellevue is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies to the south east of Canonmills, west of Leith Walk and south of Leith, incorporating the easternmost extent of Edinburgh's New Town UNESCO heritage site.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: district of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Bellevue, Edinburgh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Bellevue Chapel.
Edinburgh Castle
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, 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.
Bellevue Chapel
Church
Photo: Stuart Caie, CC BY 2.0.
Canonmills is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies to the south east of the Royal Botanic Garden at Inverleith, east of Stockbridge and west of Bellevue, in a low hollow north of Edinburgh's New Town.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Art gallery
National Galleries Scotland: Portrait is an art museum on Queen Street, Edinburgh. Portrait holds the national collections of portraits, all of which are of, but not necessarily by, Scots.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broughton and Canonmills.
Broughton
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broughton is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Broughton was an ancient feudal barony that existed outside of Edinburgh before it was later incorporated into the city as urban development took place in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Canonmills
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canonmills is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies to the south east of the Royal Botanic Garden at Inverleith, east of Stockbridge and west of Bellevue, in a low hollow north of Edinburgh's New Town.
Powderhall
Neighborhood
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Powderhall is an area lying between Broughton Road and Warriston Road in the north of Edinburgh, the Scottish capital. Until recently it was best known for Powderhall Stadium, a greyhound racing track, which has now closed.
Bellevue
- Categories: district and locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.96097° or 55° 57′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.19337° or 3° 11′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C7RXR64+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 3936978557OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q96373372
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