Moray Place Gardens

Moray Place Gardens is a garden in , . Access is restricted and requires permission. Moray Place Gardens is situated nearby to , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Bute House.

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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. is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Moray Place Gardens.

Government office
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is the official residence and workplace of the first minister of Scotland. Located at 6 in the of Edinburgh, it is the central house on the north side of the square and was designed by Robert Adam. is situated 810 feet south of Moray Place Gardens.

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is situated 620 feet west of Moray Place Gardens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moray Estate and Stockbridge and Canonmills.

Neighborhood
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The , also known as the Moray Feu, is an early 19th century building venture attaching the west side of the . Built on an awkward and steeply sloping site, it has been described as a masterpiece of urban planning.

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are two districts of immediately north of . The main tourist draw here is the Royal Botanic Garden. There's also an eclectic variety of independent shops and some great places to eat and drink.

Neighborhood
, once an ancient village, has been part of since 1809. The village is most likely to have taken its name from mills erected to smelt and refine silver ore which had been found at Hilderstone in in 1607 or, alternatively, from some of the alchemical projects of James IV or James V.

Moray Place Gardens

Latitude
55.9547° or 55° 57′ 17″ north
Longitude
-3.20861° or 3° 12′ 31″ west
Operator
Lord Moray’s Feu Pleasure Grounds Committee of Management
Open location code
9C7RXQ3R+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23187947
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­garden
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