Broughton School

Broughton School is a building in Edinburgh, Scotland. Broughton School is situated nearby to the government office Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, as well as near Capital City Church International.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Calton Hill.

Edinburgh Castle

Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, 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. Edinburgh Castle is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Broughton School.

Calton Hill

Park

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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 3,700 feet south of Broughton School.

Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Art gallery

National Galleries Scotland: Portrait is an art museum on Queen Street, Edinburgh. Portrait holds the national collections of portraits, all of which are of, but not necessarily by, Scots. Scottish National Portrait Gallery is situated 3,700 feet south of Broughton School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Powderhall and Pilrig.

Powderhall

Neighborhood

Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Powderhall is an area lying between Broughton Road and Warriston Road in the north of Edinburgh, the Scottish capital. Until recently it was best known for Powderhall Stadium, a greyhound racing track, which has now closed.

Pilrig

Quarter

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pilrig is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The name probably derives from the long field on which a peel tower stood. There is evidence of a peel tower situated on an area of higher ground above the Water of Leith.

Broughton

Suburb

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Broughton is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Broughton was an ancient feudal barony that existed outside of Edinburgh before it was later incorporated into the city as urban development took place in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Broughton School

Type: Building
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.96492° or 55° 57′ 54″ north

Longitude

-3.18756° or 3° 11′ 15″ west

Operator

SP Energy Networks

Open location code

9C7RXR76+XX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 263353483

OpenStreetMap feature

building=service

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