Torphin
Torphin is a small area in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland, with its name deriving from the nearby Torphin Hill. It lies just south of Juniper Green, on the opposite side of the Water of Leith, and sits both east and west of the Edinburgh City Bypass…- Type: Hamlet
- Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “An Tòrr Fionn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Torduff Reservoir and Torduff Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Juniper Green and Bonaly.
Juniper Green
Suburb
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Juniper Green is a village on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated about 5.5 miles south-west of the city centre. It bridges the city bypass, and extends along the foothills of the Pentlands.
Bonaly
Suburb
Photo: Eileen Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bonaly is an area on the south-western outskirts of Edinburgh and the northern slopes of the Pentland Hills, lying within the Parish of Colinton. It is a mix of mainly post-war housing, woodland, pasture-land and heather moorland.
Colinton
Suburb
Photo: Cactus.man, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colinton is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 3+1⁄2 miles southwest of the city centre. Up until the late 18th century it appears on maps as Collington.
Torphin
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.89734° or 55° 53′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.27602° or 3° 16′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C7RVPWF+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 256089160OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q7826758
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Torphin” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Torphin”
- Irish: “An Tòrr Fionn”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Tòrr Fionn”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Torphin”
- “An Tòrr Fionn”
- “Torphin”
- “Torphin - An Tòrr Fionn”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torphin House and Torphin Hill.
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