The King’s Wark

The King’s Wark is a pub in , which is located on Shore. The King’s Wark is situated nearby to the art gallery , as well as near .
thekingswarkpub.com
+44 131 554 9260
  • Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 10:00 AM—1:00 AM and Sunday 11:00 AM—1:00 AM
  • Email: thekingswarkpub@gmail.com
  • Type: Pub
  • Address: 36 Shore, Edinburgh, EH6 6QU
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lamb’s House and HMY Britannia.

Historic building
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lamb's House is a historic A-listed building in , a northern district of the City of , Scotland, which has served as both a place of residence and warehouse. is situated 340 feet south of The King’s Wark.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 to 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. is situated 2,700 feet northwest of The King’s Wark.

Square
The Shore is a historic and picturesque street in the centre of Old , the harbour area of . It edges the final section of the before it flows through Leith Docks into the . is situated 670 feet north of The King’s Wark.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leith and Bonnington.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the historic port of the capital of Scotland, north of city centre on the shore of the Firth of Forth. It's now only a minor port and has lost much of its industry, to be replaced by retail, bistros and cobbled wharves.

Quarter
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district of , the capital of . The area centres upon an original village which grew up around a ford on the , on the old boundary between Edinburgh and the port of .

Quarter
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an area of , the capital of . The name probably derives from the long field on which a peel tower stood. There is evidence of a peel tower situated on an area of higher ground above the .

The King’s Wark

Latitude
55.97614° or 55° 58′ 34″ north
Longitude
-3.16954° or 3° 10′ 10″ west
Open location code
9C7RXRGJ+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 446759690
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­pub
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
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