Marchmont St Giles Parish Church
Marchmont St Giles Parish Church is a church in Edinburgh, Scotland. Marchmont St Giles Parish Church is situated nearby to Marchmont St Giles Church Centre, as well as near Grange Cemetery.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Also known as: “Grange Parish Church”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and St Catherine’s Argyle Church.
Edinburgh Castle
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Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, 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. Edinburgh Castle is situated 1 mile north of Marchmont St Giles Parish Church.
St Catherine’s Argyle Church
Church
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St. Catherine's Argyle, or St. Cath's, is a Church of Scotland church located in the Grange, Edinburgh. The Scottish churchman and poet Horatius Bonar was its first minister. St Catherine’s Argyle Church is situated 800 feet northeast of Marchmont St Giles Parish Church.
National Museum of Scotland
Museum
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The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, 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. National Museum of Scotland is situated 1 mile north of Marchmont St Giles Parish Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Grange and Marchmont.
The Grange
Suburb
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The Grange is an affluent suburb of Edinburgh, just south of the city centre, with Morningside and Greenhill to the west, Newington to the east, The Meadows park and Marchmont to the north, and Blackford Hill to the south.
Marchmont
Suburb
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Marchmont is a mainly residential area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies roughly one mile south of the Old Town, separated from it by The Meadows and Bruntsfield Links.
Sciennes
Suburb
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Sciennes is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated approximately two kilometres south of the city centre. It is a mainly residential district, although it is also well-known as the site of the former Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
Marchmont St Giles Parish Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.93421° or 55° 56′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.19313° or 3° 11′ 35″ westHeight
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9C7RWRM4+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 61820347OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=church_of_scotlandOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marchmont St Giles Church Centre and Grange Cemetery.
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