Tron Kirk

The Tron Kirk is a former principal parish church in , Scotland. It is a well-known landmark on the . It was built in the 17th century and closed as a church in 1952.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Address: 122 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1QS

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Scotland and Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station.

Museum
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The in , 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. is situated 1,100 feet south of Tron Kirk.

Railway station
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Edinburgh Waverley is the principal railway station serving , Scotland. It is the second-busiest station in Scotland, after . The station serves as the northern terminus of the East Coast Main Line, 393 miles 13 chains from , although some trains operated by London North Eastern Railway continue to other Scottish destinations beyond Edinburgh. is situated 900 feet northwest of Tron Kirk.

Church
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St Giles' Cathedral, also known as the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is one of three cathedrals in , . The existing building was begun in the 14th century and extended until the early 16th century; significant alterations were undertaken in the 19th and 20th centuries, including the addition of the Thistle Chapel. is situated 670 feet west of Tron Kirk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Dumbiedykes.

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is the original settlement of . At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".

Suburb
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is a residential area in the centre of , . It mainly comprises public housing developments. It is bounded in the north by Holyrood Road, the west by the Pleasance and St Leonard's Street and the east by .

Locality
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is a locality.

Tron Kirk

Latitude
55.94995° or 55° 56′ 60″ north
Longitude
-3.18771° or 3° 11′ 16″ west
Height
49 feet (15 metres)
Roof shape
gambrel
Open location code
9C7RWRX6+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42400728
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Wiki­data ID
Q11839033
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scots—“Tron Kirk” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Tron Kirk eliza”
  • Chinese: “特隆教堂”
  • Dutch: “Tron Kirk”
  • French: “Tron Kirk”
  • Korean: “트론 커크”
  • Piemontese: “Tron Kirk”
  • Scots: “Tron Kirk”

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