The Mound (foot)
The Mound (foot) is a bus stop in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Mound (foot) is situated nearby to the memorial Royal Scots Monument, as well as near the art gallery Royal Scottish Academy Building.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scottish National Gallery and Edinburgh Castle.
Scottish National Gallery
Art gallery
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The National is the national art gallery of Scotland. It is located on The Mound in central Edinburgh, close to Princes Street. The building was designed in a neoclassical style by William Henry Playfair, and first opened to the public in 1859.
Edinburgh Castle
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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 1,200 feet southwest of The Mound (foot).
The Mound
Square
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mound is an artificial slope and road in central Edinburgh, Scotland, which connects Edinburgh's New and Old Towns. It was formed by dumping around 1,501,000 cartloads of earth excavated from the foundations of the New Town into Nor Loch, which was drained in 1765 and forms today's Princes Street Gardens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Town and New Town.
Old Town
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Old Town is the original settlement of Edinburgh. At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".
New Town
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Town of Edinburgh is 250 years old, in contrast to the Old Town settled for over a thousand years. It was laid out on a grid pattern in the late 18th century with elegant Georgian townhouses, and the intervening loch was drained to become Princes Street Gardens.
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.
The Mound (foot)
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.95134° or 55° 57′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.19669° or 3° 11′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C7RXR23+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 502533487OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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Highlights include Royal Scots Monument and Royal Scottish Academy Building.
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