St Mark’s Park Community Woodland

St Mark’s Park Community Woodland is a forest in , . St Mark’s Park Community Woodland is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and HMY Britannia.

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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.

Museum
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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.

Library
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The is one of Scotland's National Collections. It is one of the largest libraries in the United Kingdom. As well as a public programme of exhibitions, events, workshops, and tours, the has where visitors can access the collections.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and New Town.

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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".

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of is 250 years old, in contrast to the settled for over a thousand years. It was laid out on a grid pattern in the late 18th century with elegant Georgian townhouses, and the intervening loch was drained to become Princes Street Gardens.

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is the historic port of 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.

St Mark’s Park Community Woodland

Latitude
55.9688° or 55° 58′ 8″ north
Longitude
-3.1919° or 3° 11′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C7RXR95+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 601099170
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Redbraes and Powderhall.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Craigroyston FC and St Mark’s Park.

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