Merchiston Tower
Merchiston Tower, also known as Merchiston Castle, was probably built by Alexander Napier, the 2nd Laird of Merchiston, around 1454. It serves as the seat for Clan Napier.Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Edinburgh, Colinton Road, Napier University, Merchiston Castle” and “Merchiston Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Church Hill Theatre.
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 1¼ miles northeast of Merchiston Tower.
Church Hill Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church Hill Theatre is a Category B listed pink sandstone former church and current theatre venue owned by the Edinburgh City Council. Built originally as Morningside Free Church, the council purchased it in 1960. Church Hill Theatre is situated 960 feet east of Merchiston Tower.
Dominion Cinema
Movie theater
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Dominion Cinema is an independent cinema located in the Morningside area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Designed in the Art Deco style by the architect Thomas Bowhill Gibson, it was opened in 1938. The Dominion is now a Category B listed building. Dominion Cinema is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Merchiston Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Church Hill and Merchiston.
Church Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church Hill is a street and small surrounding area in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Merchiston
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Merchiston is a residential area around Merchiston Avenue in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Morningside
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morningside is a district and former village in the south of Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies alongside the main arterial Morningside Road, part of an ancient route from Edinburgh to the south west of Scotland.
Merchiston Tower
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.93333° or 55° 56′ northLongitude
-3.2139° or 3° 12′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C7RWQMP+8COpenStreetMap ID
way 324049962OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1921452
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Satellite Map
Discover Merchiston Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Merchiston Tower” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برج مرتشستون”
- Catalan: “Castell de Merchiston”
- Chinese: “墨奇斯頓城堡”
- Chinese: “默奇斯頓塔”
- Chinese: “默奇斯顿塔”
- Dutch: “Merchiston Tower”
- French: “Merchiston Tower”
- German: “Merchiston Tower”
- Irish: “Túr Merchiston”
- Italian: “Merchiston Tower”
- Japanese: “マーキストン城”
- Slovenian: “Merchiston Tower”
- Turkish: “Merchiston Kulesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Napier University - Merchiston Campus and Edinburgh Napier Merchiston Library.
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