Lauriston
Lauriston is an area of central Edinburgh, Scotland, and home to a number of significant historic buildings. It lies south of Edinburgh Castle and the Grassmarket, and north of The Meadows public park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion.
Edinburgh Castle
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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.
Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion
Hospital
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The Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion is a specialist eye treatment centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian. It provides ophthalmic care for Edinburgh and the Lothians, and tertiary care for South East Scotland.
Chalmers Hospital
Hospital
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Chalmers Hospital is a hospital located in Chalmers Street, in the centre of Edinburgh. It is operated by NHS Lothian.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tollcross and Quartermile.
Tollcross
Suburb
Tollcross is a major road junction to the south west of the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland which takes its name from a local historical land area. It lies between the more affluent area of Bruntsfield and the Grassmarket.
Quartermile
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quartermile is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh site, in Lauriston, Edinburgh. It was master-planned by architect Foster + Partners and takes its name from the fact it is a quarter mile from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile and measures a quarter mile from corner to corner.
Old Town
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Old Town is the original settlement of Edinburgh. At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".
Lauriston
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: area of central Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.94386° or 55° 56′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.19937° or 3° 11′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C7RWRV2+G7OpenStreetMap ID
node 3965249664OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q6501851
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Lauriston” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Lauriston”
- French: “Lauriston”
- Japanese: “ローリストン”
- Russian: “Лауристон”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Exchange and Rosebank Colonies.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dar Al-Arqam and St Thomas of Aquin’s High School.
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