The Cauldron

The Cauldron is a forest in , . The Cauldron is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Murrayfield.

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is a historic castle in , Scotland. It stands on , 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.

Stadium
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Stadium is a rugby union located in the in , Scotland. The stadium is owned by the Scottish Rugby Union which has its headquarters based at the stadium, and is the national stadium of the Scotland national rugby union team.

Museum
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The in , Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum, with international collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and New Town.

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is the original settlement of . 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".

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of is 250 years old, in contrast to the 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.

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The west of is the area you traverse coming from the airport or Glasgow towards city centre. It's a modern low-rise tract of suburbs, retail and light industry that could be on the edge of any British city, but it has accommodation, the zoo, and Murrayfield rugby stadium.

The Cauldron

Latitude
55.9502° or 55° 57′ 1″ north
Longitude
-3.2295° or 3° 13′ 46″ west
Open location code
9C7RXQ2C+36
Open­Street­Map ID
way 131647796
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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