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.

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. 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".

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.

National Museum of Scotland

Museum

Photo: Maccoinnich, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum, with international collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures. National Museum of Scotland is situated 1 mile northwest 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

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

55.94033° or 55° 56′ 25″ north

Longitude

-3.16915° or 3° 10′ 9″ west

Levels

Height

49 feet (15 metres)

Roof shape

flat

Open location code

9C7RWRRJ+48

OpenStreetMap ID

way 27279541

OpenStreetMap feature

building=dormitory

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