Leith Links
Leith Links is the principal open space within Leith, the docks district of Edinburgh, Scotland. This public park is divided by a road into two main areas, a western section and an eastern section, both being largely flat expanses of grass bordered by mature trees.- Type: Park
- Description: sports venue in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Leith Links East”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Easter Road and HMY Britannia.
Easter Road
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easter Road is a football stadium located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, 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. Easter Road is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Leith Links.
HMY Britannia
Museum
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Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 to 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. HMY Britannia is situated 1 mile northwest of Leith Links.
Trinity House of Leith
Museum
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trinity House, 99 Kirkgate, is a building in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, which was a guild hall, custom house, and centre for maritime administration and poor relief. Trinity House of Leith is situated 3,000 feet west of Leith Links.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seafield and Leith.
Seafield
Neighborhood
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seafield is a coastal strip situated on the Firth of Forth between Leith and Portobello in north-east Edinburgh, Scotland. The area is mainly commercial, and has little housing.
Leith
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leith is the historic port of Edinburgh the capital of Scotland, north of city centre on the shore of the Firth of Forth. It's now only a minor port and has lost much of its industry, to be replaced by retail, bistros and cobbled wharves.
Restalrig
Suburb
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Restalrig is a small residential suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located east of the city centre, west of Craigentinny and to the east of Lochend, both of which it overlaps.
Leith Links
- Categories: sports venue and recreation area
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.97074° or 55° 58′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.15681° or 3° 9′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C7RXRCV+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 5015617OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q6520393
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In Other Languages
“Leith Links” goes by many names.
- French: “Leith Links”
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Highlights include Leith Franklin Academicals Beige Cricket Club and Seafield Bowling Club.
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