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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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″ northLongitude
-3.20524° or 3° 12′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C7RWQ9V+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 3965249672OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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