David Hume Tower 4
David Hume Tower 4 is an electrical substation in Edinburgh, Scotland. David Hume Tower 4 is situated nearby to the university building 40 George Square, as well as near Edinburgh’s Runestone.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre and National Museum of Scotland.
Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre
Theater building
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The Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre is a category B listed performing arts and lecture theatre located in the historic George Square in Edinburgh. Primarily operated as a lecture theatre for the University of Edinburgh, it is also used for general theatre performances, as well as being a designated Edinburgh Fringe Festival venue. Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre is situated 340 feet west of David Hume Tower 4.
National Museum of Scotland
Museum
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The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, 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. National Museum of Scotland is situated 1,600 feet northwest of David Hume Tower 4.
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 3,500 feet northwest of David Hume Tower 4.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guse Dub and Southside, Edinburgh.
Southside, Edinburgh
Suburb
The Southside is an area of Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, located between its historic Old Town, Holyrood Park and the neighbourhood of Newington.
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.
David Hume Tower 4
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.943° or 55° 56′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.18648° or 3° 11′ 11″ westOperator
SP Energy NetworksOpen location code
9C7RWRV7+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 6653388147
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 40 George Square and Edinburgh’s Runestone.
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