High Riggs
High Riggs is a bus stop in Edinburgh, Scotland. High Riggs is situated nearby to the art gallery Edinburgh Art Shop, as well as near the church Sacred Heart.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Sacred Heart.
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 1,600 feet north of High Riggs.
Sacred Heart
Church
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sacred Heart, Edinburgh, formally known as the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is a Roman Catholic church run by the Society of Jesus, close to the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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. Usher Hall is situated 1,200 feet northwest of High Riggs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tollcross and Lauriston.
Tollcross
Suburb
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.
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.
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.
High Riggs
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.94432° or 55° 56′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.20238° or 3° 12′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C7RWQVX+P2OpenStreetMap ID
node 502531464OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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