Playfair House

Playfair House is an apartment building in Edinburgh, Scotland. Playfair House is situated nearby to the bookstore Topping & Company Booksellers of Edinburgh, as well as near the recreation area 1802 Lounge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Calton Hill and Edinburgh Playhouse.

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 840 feet south of Playfair House.

Edinburgh Playhouse

Theater building

Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Edinburgh Playhouse is a theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland. With 3,059 seats it is the largest theatre in Scotland and second largest in the United Kingdom, after the Hammersmith Apollo. The theatre is owned by Ambassador Theatre Group. Edinburgh Playhouse is situated 400 feet southwest of Playfair House.

National Monument of Scotland

Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The National Monument of Scotland, on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, is Scotland's national memorial to the Scottish soldiers and sailors who died fighting in the Napoleonic Wars. National Monument of Scotland is situated 1,100 feet south of Playfair House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Broughton and Bellevue.

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.

Bellevue

Neighborhood

Bellevue is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies to the south east of Canonmills, west of Leith Walk and south of Leith, incorporating the easternmost extent of Edinburgh's New Town UNESCO heritage site.

Abbeyhill

Suburb

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Abbeyhill is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Abbeyhill is one of the oldest parts of the city, taking its name from Holyrood Abbey, a major historic religious site.

Playfair House

Type: Apartment building
Categories: building and residential building
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.9575° or 55° 57′ 27″ north

Longitude

-3.18354° or 3° 11′ 1″ west

Levels

Roof shape

gabled

Open location code

9C7RXR48+XH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 287130672

OpenStreetMap feature

building=apartments

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