Piershill Library

Piershill Library is a library in , which is located on Portobello Road. Piershill Library is situated nearby to , as well as near .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday and Wednesday: 1:00 PM—8:00 PM
    Tuesday and Thursday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Library
  • Address: Portobello Road

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arthur’s Seat and Easter Road.

Peak
Photo: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arthur's Seat is an ancient extinct volcano that is the main peak of the group of hills in , , which form most of , described by Robert Louis Stevenson as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design".

Stadium
Photo: Pachiscool11, CC0.
is a football stadium located in the area of , Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. The stadium currently has an all-seated capacity of 20,421, which makes it the fifth-largest football stadium in Scotland. is situated 1 mile northwest of Piershill Library.

Sports venue
Photo: Savemeadowbank, Public domain.
is a multi-purpose sports facility located in the area of , Scotland. Built on the site of the earlier New Meadowbank and Old Meadowbank sports venues, it was originally built to host the 1970 Commonwealth Games. is situated 3,200 feet west of Piershill Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piershill and Jock’s Lodge.

Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb of north east , Scotland, in the shadow of . It is mainly residential, with local amenities including a large supermarket and filling station, bank, public library, optician, pharmacy, several takeaway restaurants and specialist retailers along with public houses.

Neighborhood
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jock's Lodge is an area of , . It centres on the junction of London Road and Willowbrae Road, Portobello Road and Restalrig Road South and is an alternative name for the / area. village lies to its north.

Suburb
is a suburb of , the capital of . It lies east of the city centre and west of Portobello. The area was laid out at low densities as local authority housing but the city employed private architects for its design - Reginald Fairlie and Reid and Forbes.

Piershill Library

Latitude
55.95505° or 55° 57′ 18″ north
Longitude
-3.14226° or 3° 8′ 32″ west
Open location code
9C7RXV45+23
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40513248
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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Highlights include Baronscourt Park and Willowbrae Bowling Club Pavilion.

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