Waterston
Waterston is an electrical substation in Edinburgh, Scotland. Waterston is situated nearby to St Mark’s Bridge, as well as near the church Grace North Edinburgh.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
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 1¼ miles south of Waterston.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Garden
Photo: Steve nova, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, as well as a popular tourist attraction.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Art gallery
National Galleries Scotland: Portrait is an art museum on Queen Street, Edinburgh. Portrait holds the national collections of portraits, all of which are of, but not necessarily by, Scots. Scottish National Portrait Gallery is situated 4,100 feet south of Waterston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Powderhall and Warriston.
Powderhall
Neighborhood
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Powderhall is an area lying between Broughton Road and Warriston Road in the north of Edinburgh, the Scottish capital. Until recently it was best known for Powderhall Stadium, a greyhound racing track, which has now closed.
Warriston
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Warriston is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies east of the Royal Botanic Garden in Inverleith. The name derives from Warriston House, a local mansion house demolished in 1966.
Canonmills
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canonmills is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies to the south east of the Royal Botanic Garden at Inverleith, east of Stockbridge and west of Bellevue, in a low hollow north of Edinburgh's New Town.
Waterston
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.96646° or 55° 57′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.19678° or 3° 11′ 48″ westOperator
SP Energy NetworksOpen location code
9C7RXR83+H7OpenStreetMap ID
node 6551473066
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