Governor’s House
Governor's House is a building situated on the southernmost spur of Calton Hill, beside the south-east corner of Old Calton Burial Ground, in Edinburgh, Scotland.Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: house in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Governor’s House (Old Calton Jail)”, “Governor’s House, Edinburgh”, and “Governor’s House, St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh”
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Political Martyrs’ Monument and St Andrew’s House.
Political Martyrs’ Monument
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Political Martyrs Monument, located in the Old Calton Burial Ground on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, commemorates five political reformists from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
St Andrew’s House
Public building
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Andrew's House, on the southern flank of Calton Hill in central Edinburgh, is the headquarters building of the Scottish Government. The building houses offices for the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, as well as the Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government.
Calton Hill
Park
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Calton Hill is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, situated beyond the east end of Princes Street and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. Calton Hill is situated 940 feet northeast of Governor’s House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Town and Holyrood.
Old Town
Photo: PerryPlanet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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".
Holyrood
Neighborhood
Photo: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holyrood is an area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the Royal Mile. The area takes its name from Holyrood Abbey, which was the Church of the Holy Rude. Holyrood includes the following sites:…
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.
Governor’s House
- Category: house
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.95316° or 55° 57′ 11″ northLongitude
-3.18519° or 3° 11′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C7RXR37+7WOpenStreetMap ID
way 239888878OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatWikidata ID
Q5589466
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Governor’s House” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “卡尔顿山官邸”
- French: “Governor’s House”
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