Wellhouse Tower
Wellhouse Tower is a ruins in Edinburgh, Scotland. Wellhouse Tower is situated nearby to One O’Clock Gun, as well as near Cartsheds.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Scottish National Gallery.
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 400 feet southeast of Wellhouse Tower.
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 east of Wellhouse Tower.
Ross Fountain
Fountain
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Ross Fountain is a cast-iron structure located in West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh. It was installed in 1872 and restored in 2018. Ross Fountain is situated 400 feet west of Wellhouse Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Town and Lauriston.
Old Town
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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".
Lauriston
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lauriston is an area of central Edinburgh, Scotland, and home to a number of significant historic buildings. It lies south of Edinburgh Castle and the Grassmarket, and north of The Meadows public park.
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.
Wellhouse Tower
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: building, water tower, and historic site
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.94968° or 55° 56′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.20119° or 3° 12′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C7RWQXX+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1025631685OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_tower
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include One O’Clock Gun and One O’Clock Gun Exhibition.
Nearby Places
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