The Paddock
The Paddock is a grassland in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Paddock is situated nearby to the grassland Old Tennis Court, as well as near the deciduous forest Willow.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arthur’s Seat and Duddingston Kirk.
Arthur’s Seat
Peak
Photo: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arthur's Seat is an ancient extinct volcano that is the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design".
Duddingston Kirk
Church
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Duddingston Kirk is a Parish Church in the Church of Scotland, located adjacent to Holyrood Park in Duddingston Village, on the east side of the City of Edinburgh. Regular services are held at the kirk. Duddingston Kirk is situated 570 feet south of The Paddock.
Sheep Heid Inn
Pub
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sheep Heid Inn is a public house in Duddingston, Edinburgh, Scotland. There has reputedly been an inn on this site since 1360, although the core of the current building appears to date from the 18th century with later additions and alterations.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Duddingston and Northfield.
Duddingston
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Duddingston Village is a historic conservation village in east Edinburgh, situated beside Holyrood Park and Duddingston Loch. It is characterised by a high concentration of traditional and period homes and is widely regarded as an affluent area.
Northfield
Suburb
Northfield is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies east of the city centre and west of Portobello. The area was laid out at low densities as local authority housing but the city employed private architects for its design - Reginald Fairlie and Reid and Forbes.
Prestonfield
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prestonfield is a primarily residential suburb in the south of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies to the east of the A7 road, as it leaves the city centre, approximately 3 miles south of the centre.
The Paddock
- Type: Grassland
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.94272° or 55° 56′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.14857° or 3° 8′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C7RWVV2+3HOpenStreetMap ID
way 226760305OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grass
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