Napier Road
Napier Road is a building in Edinburgh, Scotland. Napier Road is situated nearby to Edinburgh Napier University - Merchiston Campus, as well as near the castle Merchiston Tower.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Merchiston Tower and Church Hill Theatre.
Merchiston Tower
Castle
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Merchiston Tower, also known as Merchiston Castle, was probably built by Alexander Napier, the 2nd Laird of Merchiston, around 1454. It serves as the seat for Clan Napier. Merchiston Tower is situated 620 feet northeast of Napier Road.
Church Hill Theatre
Theater building
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Church Hill Theatre is a Category B listed pink sandstone former church and current theatre venue owned by the Edinburgh City Council. Built originally as Morningside Free Church, the council purchased it in 1960. Church Hill Theatre is situated 1,500 feet east of Napier Road.
Tynecastle Park
Stadium
Tynecastle Park, also known as Tynecastle Stadium or colloquially as Tynie, is a football stadium in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh, which is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Heart of Midlothian. Tynecastle Park is situated 4,000 feet northwest of Napier Road.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merchiston and Church Hill.
Merchiston
Suburb
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Merchiston is a residential area around Merchiston Avenue in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Church Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church Hill is a street and small surrounding area in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Polwarth
Neighborhood
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Polwarth is a mainly residential area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is bounded by Bruntsfield and Merchiston to the east and south, Gorgie and Dalry to the north, Fountainbridge to the north and east, and Craiglockhart to the west.
Napier Road
- Type: Building
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.93255° or 55° 55′ 57″ northLongitude
-3.21658° or 3° 12′ 60″ westOperator
SP Energy NetworksOpen location code
9C7RWQMM+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 496145296OpenStreetMap feature
building=service
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