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 Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland.Photo: Ldopa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 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.
Merchiston Castle School
School
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Merchiston Castle School is an independent boarding school for boys in the suburb of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has around 470 pupils and is open to boys between the ages of 7 and 18 as either boarding or day pupils; it was modelled after English public schools. Merchiston Castle School is situated 1,500 feet west of Redford Barracks.
Craiglockhart Hill
Peak
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craiglockhart Hill is a combination of two summits, Easter and Wester Craiglockhart, in the suburb of Craiglockhart, Edinburgh. Easter Craiglockhart Hill's summit is 158m high.
Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming
Music school
The Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming is a British Army training establishment that provides instruction on Scottish pipe band music to military pipers and drummers. Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming is situated 1,200 feet west of Redford Barracks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Redford and Firrhill.
Redford
Neighborhood
Redford is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is in the south-west of the city, south-east of the Colinton area, and is known particularly for Redford Barracks, an army base.
Firrhill
Neighborhood
Photo: Saa91, Public domain.
Firrhill is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is south of Merchants of Edinburgh Golf Club and lies next to Oxgangs. The area is mostly made up of public housing which was built by the Corporation Housing Department in the mid-1950s, however…
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.
Redford Barracks
- Category: barracks
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.91079° or 55° 54′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.24433° or 3° 14′ 40″ westOperator
British ArmyOpen location code
9C7RWQ64+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 26626922OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=baseWikidata 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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Guard House, Redford Cavalry Barracks, Colinton Road, Edinburgh and Colinton Bowling Club.
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