The Fountain Cafe
The Fountain Cafe is a café in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Fountain Cafe is situated nearby to Ross Fountain, as well as near Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial.- Type: Café
- Cuisine: coffee shop
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Ross Fountain.
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 850 feet southeast of The Fountain Cafe.
Ross Fountain
Fountain
Photo: Jdforrester, CC BY 1.0.
Ross Fountain is a cast-iron structure located in West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh. It was installed in 1872 and restored in 2018.
Scottish National Gallery
Art gallery
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 1,600 feet east of The Fountain Cafe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moray Estate and West End.
Moray Estate
Neighborhood
Photo: Brian McNeil, CC BY 3.0.
The Moray Estate, also known as the Moray Feu, is an early 19th century building venture attaching the west side of the New Town, Edinburgh. Built on an awkward and steeply sloping site, it has been described as a masterpiece of urban planning.
West End
Suburb
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The West End is an affluent district of Edinburgh, Scotland, which along with the rest of the New Town and Old Town forms central Edinburgh, and Edinburgh's UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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.
The Fountain Cafe
Latitude
55.95024° or 55° 57′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.2035° or 3° 12′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C7RXQ2W+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 5498390488OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=cafeOpenStreetMap attribute
cuisine=coffee_shopOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover The Fountain Cafe from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “The Fountain Cafe”.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial and Ofcom.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Princes Street (west) and Princes Street (west).
Edinburgh: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Old Town, New Town, West Edinburgh, and Leith.
Curious Cafés to Discover
Uncover intriguing cafés from every corner of the globe.