Cannonball House

Cannonball House is a 17th-century town house on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was built in 1630 and substantially renovated in the early 20th century.

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Type: Building
Description: architectural structure in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Cannonball House, 356 Castlehill, Edinburgh” and “Edinburgh, 356 Castlehill, Cannonball House”

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and The Scotch Whisky Experience.

Edinburgh Castle

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Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. Edinburgh Castle is situated 860 feet west of Cannonball House.

The Scotch Whisky Experience

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The Scotch Whisky Experience is a visitor attraction themed around Scotch whisky in Edinburgh, Scotland. The attraction occupies a Category B listed Victorian era school building, located on Castlehill, part of the Royal Mile in the Old Town.

Scottish National Gallery

Art gallery

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The National is the national art gallery of Scotland. It is located on The Mound in central Edinburgh, close to Princes Street. The building was designed in a neoclassical style by William Henry Playfair, and first opened to the public in 1859. Scottish National Gallery is situated 790 feet north of Cannonball House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Quartermile.

Old Town

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Old Town is the original settlement of Edinburgh. At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".

Quartermile

Neighborhood

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Quartermile is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh site, in Lauriston, Edinburgh. It was master-planned by architect Foster + Partners and takes its name from the fact it is a quarter mile from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile and measures a quarter mile from corner to corner.

Lauriston

Neighborhood

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Lauriston is an area of central Edinburgh, Scotland, and home to a number of significant historic buildings. It lies south of Edinburgh Castle and the Grassmarket, and north of The Meadows public park.

Cannonball House

Category: built structure
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.94873° or 55° 56′ 55″ north

Longitude

-3.19619° or 3° 11′ 46″ west

Levels

Open location code

9C7RWRX3+FG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 279449796

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q17567532

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