Sandport Bridge
Sandport Bridge is a bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland. Sandport Bridge is situated nearby to the art gallery Ritchie Collins Gallery, as well as near the grassland Former Graving Dock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lamb’s House and HMY Britannia.
Lamb’s House
Historic building
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lamb's House is a historic A-listed building in Leith, a northern district of the City of Edinburgh, Scotland, which has served as both a place of residence and warehouse. Lamb’s House is situated 510 feet east of Sandport Bridge.
HMY Britannia
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 2,700 feet northwest of Sandport Bridge.
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 1,100 feet south of Sandport Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leith and Bonnington.
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.
Bonnington
Quarter
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bonnington is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The area centres upon an original village which grew up around a ford on the Water of Leith, on the old boundary between Edinburgh and the port of Leith.
Pilrig
Quarter
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pilrig is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The name probably derives from the long field on which a peel tower stood. There is evidence of a peel tower situated on an area of higher ground above the Water of Leith.
Sandport Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Also known as: “Sandport Place Bridge” and “Upper Drawbridge”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.97528° or 55° 58′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.17214° or 3° 10′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C7RXRGH+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 557972139OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ritchie Collins Gallery and Former Graving Dock.
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