St Andrew’s Orthodox Church, Edinburgh
St Andrew's Orthodox Church is an Orthodox church located in the Southside, Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh's Orthodox community was founded in 1948 and has, since 2013, occupied the former Buccleuch Parish Church, which was founded as a chapel of ease of St Cuthbert's in 1756 and closed in 1969.Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: church building in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Buccleuch Parish Church”, “Buccleuch Parish Church, 33 Chapel Street, Edinburgh”, “Buccleuch Parish School”, “Orthodox Chapel of St Andrew”, and “Orthodox Church of St Andrew”
- Address: 2 Meadow Lane, Edinburgh
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre and Edinburgh Castle.
Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre is a category B listed performing arts and lecture theatre located in the historic George Square in Edinburgh. Primarily operated as a lecture theatre for the University of Edinburgh, it is also used for general theatre performances, as well as being a designated Edinburgh Fringe Festival venue. Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre is situated 440 feet northwest of St Andrew’s Orthodox Church, Edinburgh.
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 3,700 feet northwest of St Andrew’s Orthodox Church, Edinburgh.
National Museum of Scotland
Museum
Photo: Maccoinnich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum, with international collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures. National Museum of Scotland is situated 1,900 feet north of St Andrew’s Orthodox Church, Edinburgh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guse Dub and Southside, Edinburgh.
Southside, Edinburgh
Suburb
The Southside is an area of Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, located between its historic Old Town, Holyrood Park and the neighbourhood of Newington.
Sciennes
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sciennes is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated approximately two kilometres south of the city centre. It is a mainly residential district, although it is also well known as the site of the former Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
St Andrew’s Orthodox Church, Edinburgh
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.94215° or 55° 56′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.18639° or 3° 11′ 11″ westInception
1839Open location code
9C7RWRR7+VCOpenStreetMap ID
way 41452827OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodoxWikidata ID
Q56630992
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