Johnston Terrace

Johnston Terrace is a bus stop in Edinburgh, Scotland. Johnston Terrace is situated nearby to King’s Bridge, as well as near Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Castle Rock.

Edinburgh Castle

Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. Edinburgh Castle is situated 480 feet northeast of Johnston Terrace.

Castle Rock

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Castle Rock is a volcanic plug in the middle of Edinburgh upon which Edinburgh Castle sits. The rock is estimated to have formed some 350 million years ago during the early Carboniferous period.

Usher Hall

Theater building

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Usher Hall is a concert hall in the West End of Edinburgh, Scotland. The hall is owned and managed by the City of Edinburgh Council, and has hosted concerts and events since its construction in 1914, with capacity for approximately 2,200 people in the auditorium. Usher Hall is situated 670 feet west of Johnston Terrace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lauriston and Tollcross.

Lauriston

Neighborhood

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lauriston is an area of central Edinburgh, Scotland, and home to a number of significant historic buildings. It lies south of Edinburgh Castle and the Grassmarket, and north of The Meadows public park.

Tollcross

Suburb

Photo: Kyzer, CC BY 3.0.

Tollcross is a major road junction to the south west of the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland which takes its name from a local historical land area. It lies between the more affluent area of Bruntsfield and the Grassmarket.

Quartermile

Neighborhood

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Quartermile is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh site, in Lauriston, Edinburgh. It was master-planned by architect Foster + Partners and takes its name from the fact it is a quarter mile from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile and measures a quarter mile from corner to corner.

Johnston Terrace

Type: Bus stop
Category: transportation
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.94756° or 55° 56′ 51″ north

Longitude

-3.20166° or 3° 12′ 6″ west

Open location code

9C7RWQXX+28

OpenStreetMap ID

node 502529933

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=platform

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