Reception
Reception is a building in Edinburgh, Scotland. Reception is situated nearby to the building St Leonard’s Hall, as well as near Parkside Bowling Club Pavilion.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'. Royal Commonwealth Pool is situated 550 feet southwest of Reception.
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".
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mayfield and Southside, Edinburgh.
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.
Southside, Edinburgh
Suburb
The Southside is an area of Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, located between its historic Old Town, Holyrood Park and the neighbourhood of Newington.
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.
Reception
- Type: Building
- Roof shape: round
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.94032° or 55° 56′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.17141° or 3° 10′ 17″ westLevels
2Height
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
9C7RWRRH+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 27595658OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=round
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