Merchiston Park

Merchiston Park is a bus stop in Edinburgh, Scotland. Merchiston Park is situated near Polwarth Mosque, as well as near the park Fountainbridge Green.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Edinburgh Castle and Fountainbridge Library.

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 mile northeast of Merchiston Park.

Fountainbridge Library

Library

Photo: Drkirstyross, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fountainbridge Library is situated 940 feet northwest of Merchiston Park.

Tynecastle Park

Stadium

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Tynecastle Park, also known as Tynecastle Stadium or colloquially as Tynie, is a football stadium in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh, which is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Heart of Midlothian. Tynecastle Park is situated 3,500 feet west of Merchiston Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Polwarth and Merchiston.

Polwarth

Neighborhood

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Polwarth is a mainly residential area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is bounded by Bruntsfield and Merchiston to the east and south, Gorgie and Dalry to the north, Fountainbridge to the north and east, and Craiglockhart to the west.

Merchiston

Suburb

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Merchiston is a residential area around Merchiston Avenue in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Fountainbridge

Suburb

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fountainbridge is a former industrial district in Edinburgh, Scotland, a short distance west of the Old Town. It is built around the street of the same name, which begins at the West Port and continues towards Gorgie and Dalry.

Merchiston Park

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

55.93815° or 55° 56′ 17″ north

Longitude

-3.21532° or 3° 12′ 55″ west

Open location code

9C7RWQQM+7V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 502533522

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=platform

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Polwarth Mosque and Fountainbridge Green.

Nearby Places

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