George Watson’s Playing Fields

George Watson’s Playing Fields is a recreation area in , . Access is restricted and requires permission. George Watson’s Playing Fields is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Myreside Stadium and Myreside Cricket Ground.

Stadium
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is a sports ground in Edinburgh, Scotland. Often simply known as Myreside, Watsonians RFC have used this venue on the east side of Myreside Road as their home ground for rugby union matches since 1933. is situated 1,200 feet northeast of George Watson’s Playing Fields.

is a cricket ground in Edinburgh, Scotland. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1901 when played Blair Lodge School. is situated 780 feet north of George Watson’s Playing Fields.

Stadium
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, also known as Tynecastle Stadium or colloquially as Tynie, is a football in the area of , which is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Heart of Midlothian. is situated 1 mile north of George Watson’s Playing Fields.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Comiston and Shandon.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , the capital of . It is south of and west of the , linking the suburbs of and .

Neighborhood
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is an area of within North Merchiston approximately three miles west of the centre of Edinburgh. It is bounded by Slateford Road to the north, Harrison Road to the east, the Union Canal to the south and the Glasgow-Edinburgh Shotts Line and Suburban rail lines to the west.

Suburb
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is a residential area around Avenue in the south-west of , .

George Watson’s Playing Fields

Latitude
55.92603° or 55° 55′ 34″ north
Longitude
-3.22746° or 3° 13′ 39″ west
Operator
George Watson’s College
Open location code
9C7RWQGF+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27144708
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­recreation_ground
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