Redford Barracks

Redford Cavalry and Infantry Barracks is a military installation located on Colinton Road, near the Edinburgh City Bypass, east of the suburb of in , .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: barracks in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Address: Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH13 0PP

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Merchiston Castle School and Craiglockhart Hill.

School
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an independent boarding school for boys in the suburb of in , Scotland. It has around 470 pupils and is open to boys between the ages of 7 and 18 as either boarding or day pupils, with a co-ed Nursery named The Forest. is situated 1,500 feet west of Redford Barracks.

Peak
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a combination of two summits, Easter and Wester Craiglockhart, in the suburb of , . Easter 's summit is 158m high.

Music school
The is a British Army training establishment that provides instruction on pipe band music to military pipers and drummers. is situated 1,200 feet west of Redford Barracks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Redford and Firrhill.

Neighborhood
is a suburb of , the capital of . It is in the south-west of the city, south-east of the area, and is known particularly for Barracks, an army base.

Neighborhood
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is a suburb of , the capital of Scotland. It is south of Merchants of Edinburgh Golf Club and lies next to . The area is mostly made up of public housing which was built by the Corporation Housing Department in the mid-1950s, however…

Suburb
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is a suburb of , situated 3+1⁄2 miles southwest of the city centre. Up until the late 18th century it appears on maps as Collington.

Redford Barracks

Latitude
55.91079° or 55° 54′ 39″ north
Longitude
-3.24433° or 3° 14′ 40″ west
Operator
British Army
Open location code
9C7RWQ64+87
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26626922
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­base
Wiki­data ID
Q7305861
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Redford Barracks” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “雷德福军营”
  • Chinese: “雷德福德兵房”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Redford Barracks”

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Highlights include Colinton Bowling Club and Colinton Bowling Club Pavilion.

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