Swanston Avenue
Swanston Avenue is an electrical substation in Edinburgh, Scotland. Swanston Avenue is situated nearby to the archaeological site Caiy Stane, as well as near the suburb Fairmilehead.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fairmilehead Church and St Johns Colinton Mains Church.
Fairmilehead Church
Church
Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fairmilehead Church is situated 1,800 feet east of Swanston Avenue.
St Johns Colinton Mains Church
Church
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Johns Colinton Mains Church is situated 4,200 feet northwest of Swanston Avenue.
Dreghorn Barracks
Military installation
Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dreghorn Barracks are located in Edinburgh, Scotland. The barracks are situated at the southern edge of the city, south of Colinton, and adjacent to the Edinburgh City Bypass. Dreghorn Barracks is situated 1 mile west of Swanston Avenue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Edinburgh and Fairmilehead.
South Edinburgh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The south of Edinburgh includes the Meadows and genteel residential areas such as Bruntsfield, Morningside, Marchmont and Newington. These were built up with villas and baronial tenements in the late 19th century and are the main accommodation belt for the city, for students and for visitors.
Fairmilehead
Suburb
Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fairmilehead is a district of southern Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies approximately 3 miles due south of the city centre and borders Midlothian. The area comprises the neighbourhoods of Buckstone, Caiyside, Caiystane, Swanston, Frogston and Winton.
Hunter’s Tryst
Neighborhood
Hunter's Tryst is the name of a long-established inn in Edinburgh, Scotland; it has lent its name to the surrounding area, near Fairmilehead. The inn, once well outside Edinburgh's built-up area, was a popular leisure destination and was a meeting place of the Six Foot Club.
Swanston Avenue
- Type: Electrical substation
- Categories: building and industry
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9016° or 55° 54′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.21242° or 3° 12′ 45″ westOperator
SP Energy NetworksOpen location code
9C7RWQ2Q+J2OpenStreetMap ID
way 545657725OpenStreetMap feature
building=garage
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