Edinburgh’s Runestone
The Swedish Runestone, designated U 1173 in the Rundata catalogue, is an 11th-century Swedish Viking Age runestone which was located in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, below Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, within a fenced enclosure adjacent to Ramsay Garden.Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Sztupy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Runestone
- Description: runestone
- Also known as: “Princes Street Gardens Runestone”, “Swedish Runestone”, and “U 1173”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Central Mosque and National Museum of Scotland.
Edinburgh Central Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Anthony O’Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Edinburgh Central Mosque is located on Potterrow near the University of Edinburgh central area and the National Museum of Scotland. The mosque and Islamic centre was designed by Dr. Edinburgh Central Mosque is situated 480 feet north of Edinburgh’s Runestone.
National Museum of Scotland
Museum
Photo: Maccoinnich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1,400 feet northwest of Edinburgh’s Runestone.
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 3,400 feet northwest of Edinburgh’s Runestone.
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.
Edinburgh’s Runestone
- Categories: Norse runestone and historic site
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.94376° or 55° 56′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.18653° or 3° 11′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C7RWRV7+G9OpenStreetMap ID
node 7041751016OpenStreetMap feature
historic=rune_stoneWikidata ID
Q19568982
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Satellite Map
Discover Edinburgh’s Runestone from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Edinburgh’s Runestone” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “U 1173”
- Swedish: “Upplands runinskrifter 1173”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Buccleuch Parish Church Burial Ground and Appleton Tower.
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