Canongate Kirk
The Kirk of the Canongate, or Canongate Kirk, serves the Parish of Canongate in Edinburgh's Old Town, in Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description: church in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Kirk of the Canongate”
- Address: 153 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8BN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The People’s Story Museum and Museum of Edinburgh.
The People’s Story Museum
Museum
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The People's Story Museum is located in the historic Canongate Tolbooth, and features collections that narrate the story of the working-class people of Edinburgh from the late 18th century to the present day.
Museum of Edinburgh
Museum
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Museum of Edinburgh, formerly known as Huntly House Museum, located at 142-146 Canongate, is a museum in Edinburgh, Scotland, housing a collection relating to the town's origins, history and legends.
Scottish Poetry Library
Library
Photo: Elekhh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Scottish Poetry Library is a public library with charitable status specialising in contemporary Scottish writing in English, Scots and Scottish Gaelic. Scottish Poetry Library is situated 340 feet southeast of Canongate Kirk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holyrood and Dumbiedykes.
Holyrood
Neighborhood
Photo: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holyrood is an area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the Royal Mile. The area takes its name from Holyrood Abbey, which was the Church of the Holy Rude. Holyrood includes the following sites:…
Dumbiedykes
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dumbiedykes is a residential area in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. 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 Holyrood Park.
Abbeyhill
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbeyhill is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Abbeyhill is one of the oldest parts of the city, taking its name from Holyrood Abbey, a major historic religious site.
Canongate Kirk
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.95182° or 55° 57′ 7″ northLongitude
-3.17963° or 3° 10′ 47″ westInception
1691Open location code
9C7RXR2C+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 4330157OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=church_of_scotlandWikidata ID
Q6415559
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Canongate Kirk” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “修士门教堂”
- Piemontese: “Canongate Kirk”
- Swedish: “Canongate Kirk”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Canongate Kirk”. Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.