Martello Court
Martello Court is a residential building and one of the tallest buildings in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is 64 metres high, with 23 floors. It was known as the Terror Tower in the 1970s and 1980s because of the crime around it.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Apartment building
- Description: building in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Address: 87 Pennywell Gardens, Edinburgh, EH4 4TE
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Craigroyston Community High School and Edinburgh, Davidson’s Mains, Quality Street, United Free Church.
Craigroyston Community High School
School
Craigroyston Community High School is a non-denominational community secondary school in Muirhouse, Edinburgh. The current headteacher is Shelley McLaren. Craigroyston Community High School is situated 1,600 feet east of Martello Court.
Edinburgh, Davidson’s Mains, Quality Street, United Free Church
Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Edinburgh, Davidson’s Mains, Quality Street, United Free Church is situated 3,800 feet southwest of Martello Court.
St Columba’s Parish Church
Church
Photo: Julia Denton-Barker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Columba’s Parish Church is situated 1 mile southeast of Martello Court.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muirhouse and Silverknowes.
Muirhouse
Suburb
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muirhouse is a housing estate in the north of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
Silverknowes
Suburb
Silverknowes is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying to the northwest of the city. The district contains over 2000 homes, ranging in size from bungalow to semi-detached housing, much of it built during the mid-twentieth century.
Davidson’s Mains
Suburb
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Davidson's Mains is a former village and now a district in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is adjacent to the districts of Barnton, Cramond, Silverknowes, Blackhall and Corbiehill/House O'Hill.
Martello Court
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.97232° or 55° 58′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.26277° or 3° 15′ 46″ westInception
1967Levels
22Height
210 feet (64 metres)Open location code
9C7RXPCP+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 5029336OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsWikidata ID
Q6774234
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