Redford Avenue 6A

Redford Avenue 6A is an electrical substation in Edinburgh, Scotland. Redford Avenue 6A is situated near the pitch Colinton Bowling Club, as well as near the deciduous forest Covenanters Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Dreghorn Barracks and Redford Barracks.

Dreghorn Barracks

Military installation

Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dreghorn Barracks are located in Edinburgh, Scotland. The barracks are situated at the southern edge of the city, south of Colinton, and adjacent to the Edinburgh City Bypass. Dreghorn Barracks is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Redford Avenue 6A.

Redford Barracks

Military installation

Photo: Ldopa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 1,900 feet north of Redford Avenue 6A.

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 2,800 feet northwest of Redford Avenue 6A.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Redford and Colinton.

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

Suburb

Photo: Cactus.man, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Bonaly

Suburb

Photo: Eileen Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bonaly is an area on the south-western outskirts of Edinburgh and the northern slopes of the Pentland Hills, lying within the Parish of Colinton. It is a mix of mainly post-war housing, woodland, pasture-land and heather moorland.

Redford Avenue 6A

Type: Electrical substation
Categories: building and industry
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.90548° or 55° 54′ 20″ north

Longitude

-3.24404° or 3° 14′ 39″ west

Operator

SP Energy Networks

Open location code

9C7RWQ44+59

OpenStreetMap ID

way 385916504

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Colinton Bowling Club and Colinton Bowling Club Pavilion.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Redford House and Redford Drive.

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