Portsburgh Square

Portsburgh Square is an apartment building in Edinburgh, Scotland which is located on Portsburgh Square. Portsburgh Square is situated nearby to West Port Garden, as well as near the university building Edinburgh College of Art.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Castle Rock.

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 800 feet northwest of Portsburgh Square.

Castle Rock

Peak

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Castle Rock is a volcanic plug in the middle of Edinburgh upon which Edinburgh Castle sits. The rock is estimated to have formed some 350 million years ago during the early Carboniferous period.

National Library of Scotland

Library

Photo: Marcok, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The National Library of Scotland is one of Scotland's National Collections. It is one of the largest libraries in the United Kingdom. As well as a public programme of exhibitions, events, workshops, and tours, the National Library of Scotland has reading rooms where visitors can access the collections. National Library of Scotland is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Portsburgh Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lauriston and Quartermile.

Lauriston

Neighborhood

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lauriston is an area of central Edinburgh, Scotland, and home to a number of significant historic buildings. It lies south of Edinburgh Castle and the Grassmarket, and north of The Meadows public park.

Quartermile

Neighborhood

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Quartermile is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh site, in Lauriston, Edinburgh. It was master-planned by architect Foster + Partners and takes its name from the fact it is a quarter mile from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile and measures a quarter mile from corner to corner.

Tollcross

Suburb

Photo: Kyzer, CC BY 3.0.

Tollcross is a major road junction to the south west of the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland which takes its name from a local historical land area. It lies between the more affluent area of Bruntsfield and the Grassmarket.

Portsburgh Square

Type: Apartment building
Address: 1-11 Portsburgh Square, Edinburgh
Categories: building and residential building
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.94671° or 55° 56′ 48″ north

Longitude

-3.19871° or 3° 11′ 55″ west

Open location code

9C7RWRW2+MG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 320529442

OpenStreetMap feature

building=apartments

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