Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming

The Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming is a British Army training establishment that provides instruction on Scottish pipe band music to military pipers and drummers.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Merchiston Castle School and Redford Barracks.

Merchiston Castle School

School

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Merchiston Castle School is an independent boarding school for boys in the suburb of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has around 470 pupils and is open to boys between the ages of 7 and 18 as either boarding or day pupils; it was modelled after English public schools. Merchiston Castle School is situated 840 feet northwest of Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming.

Redford Barracks

Military installation

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Redford Cavalry and Infantry Barracks is a military installation located on Colinton Road, near the Edinburgh City Bypass, east of the suburb of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland. Redford Barracks is situated 1,200 feet east of Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming.

Colinton Parish Church

Church

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Colinton Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. The church building is located in Dell Road, Colinton, Edinburgh, Scotland next to the Water of Leith. Colinton Parish Church is situated 1,400 feet west of Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Redford and Colinton.

Redford

Neighborhood

Redford is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is in the south-west of the city, south-east of the Colinton area, and is known particularly for Redford Barracks, an army base.

Colinton

Suburb

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Colinton is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 3+1⁄2 miles southwest of the city centre. Up until the late 18th century it appears on maps as Collington.