Custom House

Custom House is a building in Edinburgh, Scotland. Custom House is situated nearby to the marketplace Leith Market, as well as near Bernard Street Bridge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMY Britannia and The Shore, Leith.

HMY Britannia

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 to 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. HMY Britannia is situated 2,400 feet northwest of Custom House.

The Shore, Leith

Square

Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Shore is a historic and picturesque street in the centre of Old Leith, the harbour area of Edinburgh. It edges the final section of the Water of Leith before it flows through Leith Docks into the Firth of Forth. The Shore, Leith is situated 600 feet northeast of Custom House.

Lamb’s House

Historic building

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lamb's House is a historic A-listed building in Leith, a northern district of the City of Edinburgh, Scotland, which has served as both a place of residence and warehouse. Lamb’s House is situated 620 feet southeast of Custom House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leith and Bonnington.

Leith

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Leith is the historic port of Edinburgh the capital of Scotland, north of city centre on the shore of the Firth of Forth. It's now only a minor port and has lost much of its industry, to be replaced by retail, bistros and cobbled wharves.

Bonnington

Quarter

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bonnington is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The area centres upon an original village which grew up around a ford on the Water of Leith, on the old boundary between Edinburgh and the port of Leith.

Pilrig

Quarter

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pilrig is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The name probably derives from the long field on which a peel tower stood. There is evidence of a peel tower situated on an area of higher ground above the Water of Leith.

Custom House

Type: Building
Category: historic site
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.97673° or 55° 58′ 36″ north

Longitude

-3.17092° or 3° 10′ 15″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

way 332194832

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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