Margaret Tait
Margaret Tait is a memorial in Edinburgh, Scotland. Margaret Tait is situated nearby to the building Freemasons’ Hall, Edinburgh, as well as near the memorial Statue of William Pitt the Younger.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Scottish National Gallery.
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 1,300 feet south of Margaret Tait.
Scottish National Gallery
Art gallery
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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 1,200 feet southeast of Margaret Tait.
Assembly Rooms
Theater building
Photo: Simon Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Assembly Rooms are meeting halls in central Edinburgh, Scotland. Originally solely a meeting place for social gatherings, it is now also used as an arts venue and for public events, including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Hogmanay celebrations. Assembly Rooms is situated 540 feet northeast of Margaret Tait.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Town and Moray Estate.
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.
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.
Old Town
Photo: PerryPlanet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Town is the original settlement of Edinburgh. At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".
Margaret Tait
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.95214° or 55° 57′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.20095° or 3° 12′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C7RXQ2X+VJOpenStreetMap ID
node 7344053784OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Highlights include Freemasons’ Hall, Edinburgh and Statue of William Pitt the Younger.
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