Braid Hills

Braid Hills is a suburb in Edinburgh, Scotland. Braid Hills is situated nearby to the neighborhood Midmar, as well as near the suburb Comiston.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blackford Hill and Royal Observatory.

Blackford Hill

Peak

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blackford Hill 164 metres is a hill in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It is in the area of Blackford, between Morningside, and the Braid Hills.

Royal Observatory

Photo: Karora, Public domain.

The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh is an astronomical institution located on Blackford Hill in Edinburgh. The site is owned by the Science and Technology Facilities Council.

Morningside Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Morningside Cemetery is a cemetery in south Edinburgh. It was established in 1878 by the Metropolitan Cemetery Company, originally just outwith the then city boundary, the nearest suburb then being Morningside.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Comiston and Greenbank.

Comiston

Suburb

Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Comiston is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is south of Morningside and west of the Braid Hills, linking the suburbs of Oxgangs and Fairmilehead.

Greenbank

Suburb

Photo: alljengi, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Greenbank is a residential district of south Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated between the districts of Morningside and Oxgangs, i.e. slightly to the south-west of the heart of Morningside.

Morningside

Suburb

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Morningside is a district and former village in the south of Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies alongside the main arterial Morningside Road, part of an ancient route from Edinburgh to the south west of Scotland.

Braid Hills

Type: Suburb
Category: locality
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.91829° or 55° 55′ 6″ north

Longitude

-3.20524° or 3° 12′ 19″ west

Open location code

9C7RWQ9V+8W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3965249672

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

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