Greenbank Community Woodland
Greenbank Community Woodland is a forest in Edinburgh, Scotland. Greenbank Community Woodland is situated nearby to the neighborhood Firrhill, as well as near Craighouse.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tynecastle Park and Murrayfield.
Tynecastle Park
Stadium
Murrayfield
Stadium
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Murrayfield Stadium is a rugby union stadium located in the area of the same name in Edinburgh, Scotland. The stadium is owned by the Scottish Rugby Union and serves as its headquarters, and is the national stadium of the Scotland national rugby union team.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Edinburgh and West Edinburgh.
South Edinburgh
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The south of Edinburgh includes the Meadows and genteel residential areas such as Bruntsfield, Morningside, Marchmont and Newington. These were built up with villas and baronial tenements in the late 19th century and are the main accommodation belt for the city, for students and for visitors.
West Edinburgh
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The west of Edinburgh 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.
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".
Greenbank Community Woodland
- Type: Forest
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9172° or 55° 55′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.2292° or 3° 13′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C7RWQ8C+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 159326626OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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