Sir James Young Simpson Memorial

Sir James Young Simpson Memorial is a memorial in , . Sir James Young Simpson Memorial is situated nearby to , as well as near the government office .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Ross Fountain.

Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic castle in , Scotland. It stands on , which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Sir James Young Simpson Memorial.

Fountain
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is a cast-iron structure located in West Princes Street Gardens, . It was installed in 1872 and restored in 2018. is situated 430 feet east of Sir James Young Simpson Memorial.

Church
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The Parish Church of St Cuthbert is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in central . Probably founded in the 7th century, the church once covered an extensive parish around the burgh of Edinburgh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moray Estate and West End.

Neighborhood
Photo: Brian McNeil, CC BY 3.0.
The , also known as the Moray Feu, is an early 19th century building venture attaching the west side of the . Built on an awkward and steeply sloping site, it has been described as a masterpiece of urban planning.

Suburb
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The is an affluent district of , , which along with the rest of the and forms central Edinburgh, and Edinburgh's UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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of is 250 years old, in contrast to the settled for over a thousand years. It was laid out on a grid pattern in the late 18th century with elegant Georgian townhouses, and the intervening loch was drained to become Princes Street Gardens.

Sir James Young Simpson Memorial

Latitude
55.95039° or 55° 57′ 1″ north
Longitude
-3.20505° or 3° 12′ 18″ west
Open location code
9C7RXQ2V+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 314600291
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dean Ramsay Memorial and Ofcom.

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