Quartermile

Quartermile is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former site, in , . 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and National Museum of Scotland.

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is a historic castle in , Scotland. It stands on , 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.

Museum
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The in , Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum, with international collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures.

Park
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is a large public in , Scotland, to the south of the city centre. It consists largely of open grassland crossed by tree-lined paths, but also has a children's playground, a croquet club, tennis courts and recreational sport pitches.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lauriston and Guse Dub.

Neighborhood
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is an area of central , , and home to a number of significant historic buildings. It lies south of and the , and north of public park.

Locality
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is a locality.

Suburb
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is a major road junction to the south west of the city centre of , which takes its name from a local historical land area. It lies between the more affluent area of and the .

Quartermile

Latitude
55.94382° or 55° 56′ 38″ north
Longitude
-3.19414° or 3° 11′ 39″ west
Open location code
9C7RWRV4+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5654065872
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q7269325
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Egyptian Arabic—“Quartermile” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “科特邁爾”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الربع ميل”

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