Planned BioQuarter Expansion

Planned BioQuarter Expansion is in Edinburgh, Scotland. Planned BioQuarter Expansion is situated nearby to the ruins Edmonstone House Stable Block Ruin, as well as near Edinburgh BioQuarter.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Craigmillar Castle.

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Hospital

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The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh is the oldest voluntary hospital in Scotland. It was established in 1729. After moving to a new site in 1879, it claimed to be the largest voluntary hospital in the United Kingdom, and later, in the British Empire. Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Planned BioQuarter Expansion.

Craigmillar Castle

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Craigmillar Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is three miles south-east of the city centre, on a low hill to the south of the modern suburb of Craigmillar. Craigmillar Castle is situated 4,000 feet northwest of Planned BioQuarter Expansion.

Edinburgh BioQuarter

Edinburgh BioQuarter is a cluster of life sciences organisations centred on the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh site in Edinburgh, Scotland. Around 9,000 people work or study at the site. Edinburgh BioQuarter is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Planned BioQuarter Expansion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Craigour and Ferniehill.

Craigour

Neighborhood

Moredun is a district in the south-east of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is east of Liberton, while Craigour is situated just to its north. The estate of Gut-tres or Goodtrees was the family home of James Stewart but it was renamed Moredun House in 1769 by the new owner, David Stuart Moncrieff, in recognition of a hill on his Perthshire estate.

Ferniehill

Neighborhood

Ferniehill is a residential neighbourhood of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Primarily a low-density 1960s council estate with two small public parks, it is situated in the south-east of the city, lying immediately south of the slightly older Fernieside neighbourhood, east of Moredun, and to the north of Gilmerton's main street, where most local amenities are located.