George Watsons Playing Fields

George Watsons Playing Fields is a bus stop in Edinburgh, Scotland. George Watsons Playing Fields is situated nearby to Myreside Stadium, as well as near the pitch Watsonian FC.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Myreside Stadium and Myreside Cricket Ground.

Myreside Stadium

Stadium

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Myreside Stadium is a sports ground in Edinburgh, Scotland. Often simply known as Myreside, Watsonians RFC have used this venue on the east side of Myreside Road as their home ground for rugby union matches since 1933.

Myreside Cricket Ground

Myreside Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Edinburgh, Scotland. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1901 when George Watson's College played Blair Lodge School. Myreside Cricket Ground is situated 480 feet west of George Watsons Playing Fields.

Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Hospital

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The Royal Edinburgh Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Morningside Place, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian. Royal Edinburgh Hospital is situated 1,100 feet east of George Watsons Playing Fields.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Comiston and Shandon.

Comiston

Suburb

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Comiston is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is south of Morningside and west of the Braid Hills, linking the suburbs of Oxgangs and Fairmilehead.

Shandon

Neighborhood

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Shandon is an area of Edinburgh within North Merchiston approximately three miles west of the centre of Edinburgh. It is bounded by Slateford Road to the north, Harrison Road to the east, the Union Canal to the south and the Glasgow-Edinburgh Shotts Line and Suburban rail lines to the west.