Grassmarket
The Grassmarket is a historic market place, street and event space in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located at the south-west foot of the Castle Rock, lying in a valley, considerably below the surrounding area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Edinburgh Castle and National Museum of Scotland.
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh Castle is situated 970 feet northwest of Grassmarket.National Museum of Scotland
Museum
The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. National Museum of Scotland is situated 1,400 feet east of Grassmarket.
Scottish National Gallery
Art gallery
The National is the national art gallery of Scotland. Scottish National Gallery is situated 1,200 feet north of Grassmarket.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Town and Quartermile.
Grassmarket
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Description: market square in Edinburgh
- Category: square
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.94748° or 55° 56′ 51″ north
Longitude
-3.19619° or 3° 11′ 46″ west
Open location code
9C7RWRW3+XG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrian
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Grassmarket” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Grassmarket”
- Chinese: “乾草市場”
- Danish: “Grassmarket”
- Dutch: “Grassmarket”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جراس ماركت”
- Esperanto: “Grassmarket”
- French: “Grassmarket”
- German: “Grassmarket”
- Italian: “Grassmarket”
- Russian: “Грассмаркет”
- Slovenian: “Grassmarket”
- Spanish: “Grassmarket”
- Swedish: “Grassmarket”
- Urdu: “گراس مارکیٹ”
- “Grassmarket”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Grassmarket Market and Dunlop’s Court.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Grassmarket and Made in Italy.
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