Merchiston Castle School
Merchiston Castle School is an independent boarding school for boys in the suburb of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has around 470 pupils and is open to boys between the ages of 7 and 18 as either boarding or day pupils; it was modelled after English public schools.Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: School
- Description: independent boarding school for boys in the suburb of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Merchiston Castle”
- Address: 294 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH13 0PU
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colinton Parish Church and Redford Barracks.
Colinton Parish Church
Church
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colinton Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. The church building is located in Dell Road, Colinton, Edinburgh, Scotland next to the Water of Leith. Colinton Parish Church is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Merchiston Castle School.
Redford Barracks
Military installation
Photo: Ldopa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Redford Cavalry and Infantry Barracks is a military installation located on Colinton Road, near the Edinburgh City Bypass, east of the suburb of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland. Redford Barracks is situated 1,500 feet east of Merchiston Castle School.
Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming
Music school
The Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming is a British Army training establishment that provides instruction on Scottish pipe band music to military pipers and drummers. Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming is situated 840 feet southeast of Merchiston Castle School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colinton and Redford.
Colinton
Suburb
Photo: Cactus.man, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colinton is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 3+1⁄2 miles southwest of the city centre. Up until the late 18th century it appears on maps as Collington.
Redford
Neighborhood
Redford is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is in the south-west of the city, south-east of the Colinton area, and is known particularly for Redford Barracks, an army base.
Kingsknowe
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kingsknowe is a suburb of Edinburgh the capital of Scotland. It is south-west of Craiglockhart, and borders Wester Hailes, Slateford and Longstone.
Merchiston Castle School
- Categories: school building, nonprofit organization, and education
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.91175° or 55° 54′ 42″ northLongitude
-3.25153° or 3° 15′ 6″ westOperator
independentOpen location code
9C7RWP6X+M9OpenStreetMap ID
way 30577332OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q6818469
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Merchiston Castle School” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Merchiston Castle School”
- Chinese: “墨奇斯頓城堡公學”
- Chinese: “默切斯顿中学”
- Dutch: “Merchiston Castle School”
- French: “école Merchiston Castle”
- French: “École Merchiston Castle”
- French: “Merchiston Castle School”
- German: “Merchiston Castle School”
- Japanese: “マーチストン・キャッスル・スクール”
- Swedish: “Merchiston Castle School”
- “Merchiston Castle School”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Colinton Castle and Colinton Castle Sports Club.
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