Grant House
Grant House is a dormitory in Edinburgh, Scotland which is located on Holyrood Park Road. Grant House is situated nearby to Petanque Pitch, as well as near the convention center John McIntyre Conference Centre.- Type: Dormitory
- Address: 18 Holyrood Park Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5AY
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arthur’s Seat and Royal Commonwealth Pool.
Arthur’s Seat
Peak
Photo: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arthur's Seat is an ancient extinct volcano that is the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design".
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'. Royal Commonwealth Pool is situated 880 feet southwest of Grant House.
St Leonard’s Hall
Building
Photo: ACrockford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Leonard's Hall is a mid-nineteenth century baronial style building within the Pollock Halls of Residence site of the University of Edinburgh. The hall was designed by John Lessels, and built in 1869-1870 for Thomas Nelson Junior, of the Thomas Nelson family of publishers. St Leonard’s Hall is situated 430 feet west of Grant House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mayfield and Prestonfield.
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.
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.
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.
Grant House
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.94033° or 55° 56′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.16915° or 3° 10′ 9″ westLevels
6Height
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
9C7RWRRJ+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 27279541OpenStreetMap feature
building=dormitoryOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flat
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