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Craigour

Moredun is a district in the south-east of , the capital of . It is east of , while Craigour is situated just to its north. The estate of Gut-tres or Goodtrees was the family home of James Stewart but it was renamed Moredun House in 1769 by the new owner, David Stuart Moncrieff, in recognition of a hill on his Perthshire estate.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Craigmillar Castle.

Hospital
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The is the oldest voluntary hospital in . It was established in 1729. The new buildings of 1879 were claimed to be the largest voluntary hospital in the United Kingdom, and later on, the Empire.

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is a ruined medieval castle in , . It is three miles south-east of the city centre, on a low hill to the south of the modern suburb of .

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is a series of underground passageways and chambers hand-carved from sandstone located beneath the streets of , an ex-mining village, now a southeastern suburb of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moredun and Ferniehill.

Suburb
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is a district in the south-east of , the capital of . It is east of , while Craigour is situated just to its north. The estate of Gut-tres or Goodtrees was the family home of James Stewart but it was renamed House in 1769 by the new owner, David Stuart Moncrieff, in recognition of a hill on his Perthshire estate.

Neighborhood
is a residential neighbourhood of , the capital of Scotland. Primarily a low-density 1960s council estate with two small public parks, it is situated in the south-east of the city, lying immediately south of the slightly older Fernieside neighbourhood, east of , and to the north of 's main street, where most local amenities are located.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , about 4 miles southeast of the city centre. The toponym "Gilmerton" is derived from a combination of Scottish Gaelic: Gille-Moire– a personal name and later surname meaning "Servant of Mary", from which comes the first element, "Gilmer", – and Old English: ton meaning "settlement" or "farmstead".

Craigour

Latitude
55.91577° or 55° 54′ 57″ north
Longitude
-3.13393° or 3° 8′ 2″ west
Open location code
9C7RWV88+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3965249679
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q5181747
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  • Basque: “Craigour”

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