The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh

The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh 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.
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  • Type: Golf course
  • Description: golf club in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: The Royal Burgess
  • Address: 181 Whitehouse Road, Edinburgh, EH4 6BU

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cargilfield Preparatory School and Cramond Old Bridge.

School
is a Scottish private co-educational boarding and prep school in , Scotland. is situated 1,800 feet north of The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh.

Bridge
is situated 3,400 feet west of The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh.

Castle
is a fifteenth-century tower house in the village of to the north-west of , Scotland. is situated 1 mile north of The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barnton and Parkgrove.

Suburb
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.

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 .

Suburb
Village is a village and suburb in the north-west of , Scotland, at the mouth of the River Almond where it enters the . The area has evidence of Mesolithic, Bronze Age and Roman activity.

The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh

Latitude
55.96503° or 55° 57′ 54″ north
Longitude
-3.29932° or 3° 17′ 58″ west
Open location code
9C7RXP82+27
Open­Street­Map ID
way 6136684
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­golf_course
Wiki­data ID
Q2323373
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In Other Languages

“The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: The Edinburgh Burgess Golfing Society

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Union House, Royal Burgess Golf Course, Whitehouse Road, Barnton, Edinburgh and Barnton Post Office.

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