Colinton Castle

Colinton Castle is a castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. Colinton Castle is situated nearby to Colinton Cemetery (northern section), as well as near Colinton Cemetery (churchyard).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colinton Parish Church and Merchiston Castle School.

Colinton Parish Church

Church

Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Colinton Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. The church building is located in Dell Road, Colinton, Edinburgh, Scotland next to the Water of Leith. Colinton Parish Church is situated 720 feet south of Colinton Castle.

Merchiston Castle School

School

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Merchiston Castle School is an independent boarding school for boys in the suburb of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has around 470 pupils and is open to boys between the ages of 7 and 18 as either boarding or day pupils, with a co-ed Nursery named The Forest. Merchiston Castle School is situated 750 feet northeast of Colinton Castle.

Redford Barracks

Military installation

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Redford Cavalry and Infantry Barracks is a military installation located on Colinton Road, near the Edinburgh City Bypass, east of the suburb of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland. Redford Barracks is situated 2,100 feet east of Colinton Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colinton and Kingsknowe.

Colinton

Suburb

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Colinton is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 3+1⁄2 miles southwest of the city centre. Up until the late 18th century it appears on maps as Collington.

Kingsknowe

Suburb

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kingsknowe is a suburb of Edinburgh the capital of Scotland. It is south-west of Craiglockhart, and borders Wester Hailes, Slateford and Longstone.

Redford

Neighborhood

Redford is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is in the south-west of the city, south-east of the Colinton area, and is known particularly for Redford Barracks, an army base.

Colinton Castle

Type: Castle
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.91081° or 55° 54′ 39″ north

Longitude

-3.25481° or 3° 15′ 17″ west

Open location code

9C7RWP6W+83

OpenStreetMap ID

way 373871698

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Colinton Cemetery (northern section) and Colinton Cemetery (churchyard).

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