Old College Quad
Old College Quad is a square in Edinburgh, Scotland. Old College Quad is situated nearby to Old College (University of Edinburgh), as well as near Playfair Library.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Scotland and National Library of Scotland.
National Museum of Scotland
Museum
Photo: Maccoinnich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, 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. National Museum of Scotland is situated 480 feet west of Old College Quad.
National Library of Scotland
Library
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The National Library of Scotland is one of Scotland's National Collections. It is one of the largest libraries in the United Kingdom. As well as a public programme of exhibitions, events, workshops, and tours, the National Library of Scotland has reading rooms where visitors can access the collections. National Library of Scotland is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Old College Quad.
Talbot Rice Gallery
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Town and Guse Dub.
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".
Dumbiedykes
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dumbiedykes is a residential area in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. It mainly comprises public housing developments. It is bounded in the north by Holyrood Road, the west by the Pleasance and St Leonard's Street and the east by Holyrood Park.
Old College Quad
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “Old College Courtyard” and “Old College Quadrangle”
- Category: locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.94742° or 55° 56′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.18728° or 3° 11′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C7RWRW7+X3OpenStreetMap ID
way 225612576OpenStreetMap feature
place=square
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Notable Places Nearby
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