The Scholar

The Scholar is a hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland which is located on Holyrood Park Road. The Scholar is situated nearby to the sports venue Royal Commonwealth Pool, as well as near the residential area Pollock Halls of Residence.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Commonwealth Pool and Arthur’s Seat.

Royal Commonwealth Pool

Sports venue

Photo: SylviaStanley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Royal Commonwealth Pool is a category-A-listed building in St Leonard's, Edinburgh, Scotland that houses one of Scotland's main swimming pools. It is usually referred to simply as the Commonwealth Pool and known colloquially as the 'Commie'.

Arthur’s Seat

Peak

Photo: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Arthur's Seat is an ancient extinct volcano. It is the main peak of a group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park. Robert Louis Stevenson described it as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design".

Edinburgh Synagogue

Synagogue

Photo: Auldcathy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Edinburgh Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 4a Salisbury Road in the Newington area of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the United Kingdom. Edinburgh Synagogue is situated 710 feet west of The Scholar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mayfield and Newington.

Mayfield

Neighborhood

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mayfield is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, about one mile south from the city centre, with Craigmillar to the south-east and Newington to the north. Mayfield is also the name of several streets in the area.

Newington

Suburb

Photo: CPClegg, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Newington is a neighbourhood of southern Edinburgh, Scotland. Developed from the early 19th century, it is an affluent, predominantly residential area.

Prestonfield

Suburb

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Prestonfield is a primarily residential suburb in the south of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies to the east of the A7 road, as it leaves the city centre, approximately 3 miles south of the centre.

The Scholar

Type: Hotel
Address: 18 Holyrood Park Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5AY
Categories: building, tourism, and accommodation
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.93859° or 55° 56′ 19″ north

Longitude

-3.17162° or 3° 10′ 18″ west

Levels

Operator

University of Edinburgh Hospitality & Events Collection

Open location code

9C7RWRQH+C9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 27279529

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=hotel

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