Firrhill
Firrhill is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is south of Merchants of Edinburgh Golf Club and lies next to Oxgangs. The area is mostly made up of public housing which was built by the Corporation Housing Department in the mid-1950s, however…Photo: Saa91, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Johns Colinton Mains Church and Craiglockhart Hill.
Craiglockhart Hill
Peak
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craiglockhart Hill is a combination of two summits, Easter and Wester Craiglockhart, in the suburb of Craiglockhart, Edinburgh. Easter Craiglockhart Hill's summit is 158m high.
Craiglockhart Castle
Castle
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Craiglockhart Castle is a ruined tower house in the Craiglockhart district of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oxgangs and Greenbank.
Oxgangs
Suburb
Photo: Brideshead, Public domain.
Oxgangs is a suburb in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Surrounding districts include Caiystane, Dreghorn, Redford, Fairmilehead, Colinton and Swanston and Colinton Mains. The post code area for Oxgangs is EH13.
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.
Redford
Neighborhood
Redford is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is in the south-west of the city, south-east of the Colinton area, and is known particularly for Redford Barracks, an army base.
Firrhill
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.91281° or 55° 54′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.23029° or 3° 13′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C7RWQ79+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 3966284100OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q5452180
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In Other Languages
“Firrhill” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Firrhill”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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