George Heriot’s School

George Heriot's School is a private primary and secondary day school on Lauriston Place in the area of , . In the early 21st century, it has more than 1600 pupils, 155 teaching staff, and 80 non-teaching staff.
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  • Type: School
  • Description: school in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “George Heriot Hospital” and “George Heriots School”
  • Address: Lauriston Place, Edinburgh

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and National Museum of Scotland.

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is a historic castle in , Scotland. It stands on , which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. is situated 1,500 feet northwest of George Heriot’s School.

Museum
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The in , Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum, with international collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures. is situated 1,100 feet east of George Heriot’s School.

Church
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is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, located in the of , . It is surrounded by Greyfriars Kirkyard. Greyfriars traces its origin to the south-west parish of Edinburgh, founded in 1598. is situated 480 feet east of George Heriot’s School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quartermile and Lauriston.

Neighborhood
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is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former site, in , . It was master-planned by architect Foster + Partners and takes its name from the fact it is a quarter mile from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile and measures a quarter mile from corner to corner.

Neighborhood
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is an area of central , , and home to a number of significant historic buildings. It lies south of and the , and north of public park.

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is the original settlement of . At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".

George Heriot’s School

Latitude
55.94626° or 55° 56′ 47″ north
Longitude
-3.19453° or 3° 11′ 40″ west
Operator
independent
Open location code
9C7RWRW4+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 5648757
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­school
Wiki­data ID
Q5540543
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Welsh—“George Heriot’s School” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Бальніца Джорджа Хэрыята”
  • Belarusian: “Школа Джорджа Хэрыята”
  • Catalan: “George Heriot’s School”
  • Chinese: “乔治·赫里奥特学校”
  • French: “George Heriot’s School”
  • Greek: “Σχολείο Τζορτζ Χέριοτ”
  • Hebrew: “בית הספר ג’ורג‘ הריוט”
  • Italian: “George Heriot’s School”
  • Japanese: “ジョージ・ヘリオット学校”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “George Heriot’s School”
  • Portuguese: “George Heriot’s School”
  • Slovenian: “George Heriot’s School”
  • Spanish: “Escuela George Heriot”
  • Swedish: “George Heriot’s School”
  • Welsh: “Ysgol George Heriot”

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