Ross Fountain

Ross Fountain is a cast-iron structure located in West Princes Street Gardens, . It was installed in 1872 and restored in 2018.
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  • Type: Fountain
  • Description: fountain in Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Also known as: “Edinburgh, West Princes Street Gardens, Ross Fountain” and “Ross Fountain, West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Scottish National Gallery.

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is a historic castle in , . 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. is situated 740 feet southeast of Ross Fountain.

Art gallery
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The National is the national art gallery of . It is located on in central , close to . The building was designed in a neoclassical style by William Henry Playfair, and first opened to the public in 1859. is situated 1,500 feet east of Ross Fountain.

Theater building
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The is a concert hall in the of , Scotland. The hall is owned and managed by the City of Edinburgh Council, and has hosted concerts and events since its construction in 1914. is situated 1,100 feet south of Ross Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moray Estate and West End.

Neighborhood
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The , also known as the Moray Feu, is an early 19th century building venture attaching the west side of the . Built on an awkward and steeply sloping site, it has been described as a masterpiece of urban planning.

Suburb
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The is an affluent district of , , which along with the rest of the and forms central Edinburgh, and Edinburgh's UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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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.

Ross Fountain

Latitude
55.95006° or 55° 57′ 0″ north
Longitude
-3.20304° or 3° 12′ 11″ west
Open location code
9C7RXQ2W+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 62066717
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q7369346
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Ross Fountain” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نافورة روس”
  • Catalan: “Ross Fountain”
  • Chinese: “羅斯噴泉”
  • Dutch: “Ross-fontein”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة روس”
  • French: “fontaine Ross”
  • French: “Fontaine Ross”
  • Spanish: “Fuente Ross”

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