Clermiston Tower, Corstorphine Hill, Edinburgh
Clermiston Tower, Corstorphine Hill, Edinburgh is a monument in Edinburgh, Scotland. Clermiston Tower, Corstorphine Hill, Edinburgh is situated nearby to Corstorphine Hill Walled Garden, as well as near Vicuna.Photo: Kangarooth, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: monument in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Clermiston Tower”, “Corstorphine Hill Tower”, and “Edinburgh, Corstorphine Hill, Clermiston Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corstorphine Hill and Corstorphine Old Parish Church.
Corstorphine Hill
Peak
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Corstorphine Hill is a low ridge-shaped hill rising above the western suburbs of Edinburgh, Scotland. Although there has been residential and commercial development on its lower slopes, especially in the south and west, most of the hill is occupied by a local nature reserve, consisting of extensive broadleaf woodland, accessible to the public.
Corstorphine Old Parish Church
Church
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corstorphine Old Parish Church, formerly St. John's Collegiate Church, is at the old centre of Corstorphine, a village incorporated to the west area of Edinburgh. Corstorphine Old Parish Church is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Clermiston Tower, Corstorphine Hill, Edinburgh.
Barnton Quarry
Quarry
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barnton Quarry is a disused stone quarry in Corstorphine Hill, Clermiston, Edinburgh, Scotland. The site was later used as a military command centre, and is now being converted into a museum. Barnton Quarry is situated 3,900 feet north of Clermiston Tower, Corstorphine Hill, Edinburgh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Craigcrook and West Edinburgh.
Craigcrook
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Craigcrook is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, best known for Craigcrook Castle. It is fairly affluent, and lies on the north east slopes of Corstorphine Hill.
West Edinburgh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The west of Edinburgh is the area you traverse coming from the airport or Glasgow towards city centre. It's a modern low-rise tract of suburbs, retail and light industry that could be on the edge of any British city, but it has accommodation, the zoo, and Murrayfield rugby stadium.
Clermiston
Suburb
Photo: Mrabbits, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clermiston is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, to the west of the city and to the immediate north of Corstorphine, on the western slopes of Corstorphine Hill.
Clermiston Tower, Corstorphine Hill, Edinburgh
- Categories: monument, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.95099° or 55° 57′ 4″ northLongitude
-3.27236° or 3° 16′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C7RXP2H+93OpenStreetMap ID
way 30886822OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q17812576
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