Royal High School

The Royal High School of is a co-educational administered by the City of Edinburgh Council. The school was founded in 1128 and is one of the oldest schools in Scotland.
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  • Email: admin@royalhigh.edin.sch.uk
  • Type: School
  • Description: high school in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Royal High School, Edinburgh” and “The Royal High School”
  • Address: 41/2 East Barnton Avenue, Edinburgh, EH4 6JP

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barnton Quarry and The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh.

Quarry
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is a disused stone quarry in , , , Scotland. The site was later used as a military command centre, and is now being converted into a museum. is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Royal High School.

Golf course
is a Scottish golf club, which holds claim to be the oldest golfing society in the world, with references to it being instituted in 1735 dating from 1834. is situated 3,000 feet west of Royal High School.

Church
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is situated 2,600 feet east of Royal High School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barnton and Clermiston.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , , in the north-west of the city, between and and west of Davidsons Mains. Part of the area was traditionally known as " Muir" in reference to Cramond to the north.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , , to the west of the city and to the immediate north of , on the western slopes of .

Neighborhood
is a suburb of , the capital of . Approximately 4 miles north-west of city centre. The suburb is located between the neighbouring areas of , and .

Royal High School

Latitude
55.96374° or 55° 57′ 50″ north
Longitude
-3.28488° or 3° 17′ 6″ west
Operator
City of Edinburgh Council
Open location code
9C7RXP78+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 61188902
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­school
Wiki­data ID
Q2171033
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Royal High School” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Թագավորական բարձրագույն դպրոց”
  • Belarusian: “Каралеўская вышэйшая школа (Эдынбург)”
  • Belarusian: “Каралеўская вышэйшая школа”
  • Catalan: “Royal High School”
  • Chinese: “愛丁堡皇家中學”
  • Chinese: “皇家高中”
  • Czech: “Královská vysoká škola”
  • Danish: “Royal High School”
  • Dutch: “Royal High School”
  • Esperanto: “Reĝa Liceo Edinburgo”
  • French: “Royal High School”
  • Georgian: “სამეფო უმაღლესი სკოლა”
  • German: “Royal High School (Edinburgh)”
  • German: “Royal High School”
  • Greek: “Βασιλική Ανώτερη Σχολή”
  • Greek: “Βασιλικό Ανώτερο Σχολείο”
  • Hebrew: “התיכון המלכותי של אדינבורו”
  • Iloko: “Royal High School”
  • Irish: “An Ardscoil Ríoga”
  • Japanese: “エジンバラ王立高校”
  • Japanese: “ロイヤル・ハイ・スクール (エディンバラ)”
  • Japanese: “王立高等学校 (エディンバラ)”
  • Japanese: “王立高等学校（エジンバラ）”
  • Luxembourgish: “Royal High School vun Edinburgh”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Royal High School”
  • Portuguese: “Royal High School”
  • Russian: “Королевская высшая школа”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Àrd-sgoil Rìoghail”
  • Slovenian: “Royal High School”
  • Spanish: “Royal High School”
  • Swedish: “Royal High School”
  • Tatar: “Югары кыйрал мәктәбе”
  • Welsh: “Ysgol Uwchradd Frenhinol”
  • Western Armenian: “Թագաւորական բարձրագոյն դպրոց”

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