Gillis Centre
Gillis Centre, formerly Gillis College and founded as St Margaret's Convent and School, is a complex of buildings situated close to the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland.Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: University
- Description: church building in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Gillis College” and “St. Margaret’s Convent”
- Address: 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and National Museum of Scotland.
Edinburgh Castle
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, 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. Edinburgh Castle is situated 1 mile north of Gillis Centre.
National Museum of Scotland
Museum
Photo: Maccoinnich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum, with international collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures. National Museum of Scotland is situated 1 mile northeast of Gillis Centre.
Bruntsfield Links
Park
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bruntsfield Links is 35 acres of open parkland in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh, immediately to the south-west of the adjoining Meadows. Unlike The Meadows, which formerly contained a loch drained by the end of the 18th century, Bruntsfield Links has always been dry ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marchmont and Greenhill.
Marchmont
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marchmont is a mainly residential area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies roughly one mile south of the Old Town, separated from it by The Meadows and Bruntsfield Links.
Greenhill
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greenhill is a small area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Situated south of the city centre, Greenhill is normally taken to be part of Bruntsfield, which skirts it to the north.
Bruntsfield
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bruntsfield is a largely residential area around Bruntsfield Place in Southern Edinburgh, Scotland. In feudal times, it fell within the barony of Colinton.
Gillis Centre
- Categories: church, Catholic seminary, and education
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.93427° or 55° 56′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.2002° or 3° 12′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C7RWQMX+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 318235761OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=universityWikidata ID
Q11839020
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Scots—“Gillis Centre” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “吉利斯中心”
- Scots: “Gillis Centre”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Margaret’s Chapel and JGHS Astroturf.
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