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Swanston

Swanston is a village and residential area on the southern edge of , , noted for its picturesque thatched cottages set around an informal village green.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 75 residents
  • Description: village and suburb in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Swanston Village” and “Swanston, Edinburgh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Midlothian Snowsports Centre and Caerketton Hill.

Sports venue
Photo: Keith Boardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , formerly the Hillend Ski Centre and still often referred to as simply Hillend, is the second longest dry ski slope in Europe, situated near near , Scotland.

Peak
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hill in the range of Scotland. Standing at 478 m, it is at the northeast end of the approximately 25 km long chain of hills on the border between the council areas of the City of Edinburgh and .

Church
Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hunter’s Tryst and South Edinburgh.

Neighborhood
Hunter's Tryst is the name of a long-established inn in , ; it has lent its name to the surrounding area, near . The inn, once well outside Edinburgh's built-up area, was a popular leisure destination and was a meeting place of the Six Foot Club.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The south of includes the Meadows and genteel residential areas such as Bruntsfield, Morningside, Marchmont and Newington. These were built up with villas and baronial tenements in the late 19th century and are the main accommodation belt for the city, for students and for visitors.

Suburb
Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a district of southern , Scotland. It lies approximately 3 miles due south of the city centre and borders . The area comprises the neighbourhoods of Buckstone, Caiyside, Caiystane, Swanston, Frogston and Winton.

Swanston

Latitude
55.89322° or 55° 53′ 36″ north
Longitude
-3.21702° or 3° 13′ 1″ west
Population
75
Open location code
9C7RVQVM+75
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3965249673
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q7653753
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In Other Languages

“Swanston” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Swanston”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Swanston Cottage, 108 Swanston Road, Swanston, Edinburgh and Mike McNally Golf Coaching.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Swanston”. Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.