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 830 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
- Roof shape: gabled
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9575° or 55° 57′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.18354° or 3° 11′ 1″ westLevels
5Open location code
9C7RXR48+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 287130672OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabled
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