Goldenacre Sports Ground
The Goldenacre Sports Ground is located in the Goldenacre area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is owned by the George Heriot's School. Several sports are played here including cricket, association football, tennis, and rugby.Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Recreation area
- Description: sports field in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Goldenacre Playing Fields (George Heriot’s)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Garden
Photo: Steve nova, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, as well as a popular tourist attraction.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Art gallery
National Galleries Scotland: Portrait is an art museum on Queen Street, Edinburgh. Portrait holds the national collections of portraits, all of which are of, but not necessarily by, Scots. Scottish National Portrait Gallery is situated 1 mile south of Goldenacre Sports Ground.
Chancelot Park
Recreation area
Chancelot Park was a football ground in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the home ground of Leith Athletic from 1900 until 1904 and again from 1919 until 1924. Chancelot Park is situated 2,400 feet east of Goldenacre Sports Ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Warriston and Goldenacre.
Warriston
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Warriston is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies east of the Royal Botanic Garden in Inverleith. The name derives from Warriston House, a local mansion house demolished in 1966.
Goldenacre
Neighborhood
Goldenacre is an area in Edinburgh, Scotland, centred on the northern end of Inverleith Row. It lies on and to the south of Ferry Road, which forms the effective boundary with Trinity.
Trinity
Suburb
Trinity is a district in northern Edinburgh, Scotland, formerly part of the burgh of Leith. It is one of Edinburgh's outer villa suburbs, mainly developed in the 19th century.
Goldenacre Sports Ground
- Categories: sports field, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.96996° or 55° 58′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.20394° or 3° 12′ 14″ westOperator
George Heriot’s SchoolOpen location code
9C7RXQ9W+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 119363804OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_groundWikidata ID
Q20713265
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In Other Languages
“Goldenacre Sports Ground” goes by many names.
- Urdu: “گولڈنیکراسپورٹس گراؤنڈ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Heriot’s RFC and Goldenacre.
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