JK Rowling
JK Rowling is a memorial in Edinburgh, Scotland. JK Rowling is situated nearby to Marchmont St Giles Parish Church, as well as near Marchmont St Giles Church Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and St Catherine’s Argyle Church.
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 mile north of JK Rowling.
St Catherine’s Argyle Church
Church
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St. Catherine's Argyle, or St. Cath's, is a Church of Scotland church located in the Grange, Edinburgh. The Scottish churchman and poet Horatius Bonar was its first minister. St Catherine’s Argyle Church is situated 860 feet east of JK Rowling.
Gillis Centre
Convention center
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gillis Centre, formerly Gillis College and founded as St Margaret's Convent and School, is a complex of buildings situated close to the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. Gillis Centre is situated 1,200 feet west of JK Rowling.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marchmont and The Grange.
Marchmont
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marchmont is a mainly residential area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies roughly one mile south of the Old Town, separated from it by The Meadows and Bruntsfield Links.
The Grange
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grange is an affluent suburb of Edinburgh, just south of the city centre, with Morningside and Greenhill to the west, Newington to the east, The Meadows park and Marchmont to the north, and Blackford Hill to the south.
Sciennes
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sciennes is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated approximately 2 kilometres south of the city centre. It is a mainly residential district, although it is also well-known as the site of the former Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
JK Rowling
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “140 Marchmont Road, JK Rowling World famous author Creator of Harry Potter. Lived here for a spell in 1993”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.93509° or 55° 56′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.19431° or 3° 11′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C7RWRP4+27OpenStreetMap ID
node 7965001437OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marchmont St Giles Parish Church and Marchmont St Giles Church Centre.
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