Dalmeny Street drill hall

The Dalmeny Street drill hall in Edinburgh, was built as a military drill hall in 1901, and between 2003 and 2010 was redeveloped as community arts and education centre under the name The Out of the Blue Drill Hall.

Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Arts center
Description: hall in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Drill Hall”, “Edinburgh, 32, 34, 36 Dalmeny Street, Territorial Army Drill Hall”, and “The Out of the Blue Drill Hall”
Address: 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Easter Road and Calton Hill.

Easter Road

Stadium

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Easter Road is a football stadium located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. The stadium currently has an all-seated capacity of 20,421, which makes it the sixth-largest football stadium in Scotland. Easter Road is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Dalmeny Street drill hall.

Calton Hill

Park

Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Calton Hill is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, situated beyond the east end of Princes Street and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. Calton Hill is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Dalmeny Street drill hall.

Holyrood Abbey

Photo: LASZLO ILYES, CC BY 2.0.

Holyrood Abbey is a ruined abbey of the Canons Regular in Edinburgh, Scotland. The abbey was founded in 1128 by David I of Scotland. During the 15th century, the abbey guesthouse was developed into a royal residence, and after the Scottish Reformation the Palace of Holyroodhouse was expanded further. Holyrood Abbey is situated 4,200 feet south of Dalmeny Street drill hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pilrig and Leith.

Pilrig

Quarter

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pilrig is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The name probably derives from the long field on which a peel tower stood. There is evidence of a peel tower situated on an area of higher ground above the Water of Leith.

Leith

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Leith is the historic port of Edinburgh the capital of Scotland, north of city centre on the shore of the Firth of Forth. It's now only a minor port and has lost much of its industry, to be replaced by retail, bistros and cobbled wharves.

Broughton

Suburb

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Broughton is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Broughton was an ancient feudal barony that existed outside of Edinburgh before it was later incorporated into the city as urban development took place in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Dalmeny Street drill hall

Categories: hall, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.96445° or 55° 57′ 52″ north

Longitude

-3.17436° or 3° 10′ 28″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

way 287051326

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=arts_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q5307543

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