The Buchans
The Buchans is a locality in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Buchans is situated nearby to the locality Hound Point, as well as near the hamlet Long Green.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Barnbougle Castle and Dalmeny House.
Barnbougle Castle
Castle
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Barnbougle Castle is a historic tower house on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, between Cramond and Queensferry, and within the parish of Dalmeny.
Dalmeny House
Manor estate
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Dalmeny House is a Gothic revival mansion located in an estate close to Dalmeny on the Firth of Forth, in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was designed by William Wilkins, and completed in 1817.
Inchcolm
Islet
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Inchcolm is an island in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The island has a long history as a site of religious worship, having started with a church, which later developed into a monastery and a large Augustine Abbey in the mid 13th century. Inchcolm is situated 2½ miles northeast of The Buchans.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalmeny and Cramond.
Dalmeny
Village
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalmeny is a village and civil parish in Scotland. It is located on the south side of the Firth of Forth, 1 mile southeast of South Queensferry and 8 miles west of Edinburgh city centre. Dalmeny is situated 2 miles southwest of The Buchans.
Cramond
Suburb
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Cramond Village is a village and suburb in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland, at the mouth of the River Almond where it enters the Firth of Forth. The Cramond area has evidence of Mesolithic, Bronze Age and Roman activity. Cramond is situated 2 miles southeast of The Buchans.
North Queensferry
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North Queensferry is a village in Fife in central Scotland, with a population of just over 1000 in 2022. It's on the north bank of the Firth of Forth, at a narrow point that has been a ferry crossing for many centuries.
The Buchans
- Type: Locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.99927° or 55° 59′ 57″ northLongitude
-3.33026° or 3° 19′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C7RXMX9+PVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4426716411OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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