The Mound

The Mound is an artificial slope and road in central , Scotland, which connects Edinburgh's and . It was formed by dumping around 1,501,000 cartloads of earth excavated from the foundations of the New Town into Nor Loch, which was drained in 1765 and forms today's .
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  • Description: street connecting the Old and New towns of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scottish National Gallery and Edinburgh Castle.
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The National is the national art gallery of .
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is a historic castle in , Scotland. is situated 1,400 feet southwest of The Mound.
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The is a Victorian Gothic to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. is situated 590 feet northeast of The Mound.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and New Town.
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is the original settlement of .
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of is 250 years old, in contrast…
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is a large galleria retail…

The Mound

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Latitude
55.95163° or 55° 57′ 6″ north
Longitude
-3.19585° or 3° 11′ 45″ west
Open location code
9C7RXR23+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 5855666
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q2033510

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“The Mound” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “The Mound”
  • Belarusian: “Маўнд”
  • Catalan: “The Mound”
  • Chinese: “土丘”
  • Chinese: “墳丘”
  • Danish: “The Mound”
  • Dutch: “The Mound”
  • Faroese: “The Mound”
  • French: “The Mound”
  • German: “The Mound”
  • Hebrew: “המאונד”
  • Icelandic: “The Mound”
  • Irish: “Am Meall”
  • Italian: “The Mound”
  • Japanese: “ザ・マウンド”
  • Kalaallisut: “The Mound”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “The Mound”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “The Mound”
  • Norwegian: “The Mound”
  • Russian: “Маунд”
  • Scots: “The Mound”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Am Meall”
  • Swedish: “The Mound”
  • Ukrainian: “Маунд”
  • “The Mound - Am Meall”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Royal Scottish Academy Building and Floral clock.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Gallery Shop and The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant.

Edinburgh: Highlights

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