Gordon Highlanders - South African War
Gordon Highlanders - South African War is a memorial in Edinburgh, Scotland. Gordon Highlanders - South African War is situated nearby to Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, as well as near 72nd Highlanders Memorial.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Castle Rock.
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 540 feet west of Gordon Highlanders - South African War.
Castle Rock
Peak
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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.
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. Scottish National Gallery is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Gordon Highlanders - South African War.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Town and Lauriston.
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".
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.
Gordon Highlanders - South African War
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Officers and men of the Gordon Highlanders who lost their lies in the South African Wa 1899 to 1902”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.94841° or 55° 56′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.19778° or 3° 11′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C7RWRX2+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 5337269688OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle Esplanade and 72nd Highlanders Memorial.
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