University of Edinburgh - Pleasance
University of Edinburgh - Pleasance is an university in Edinburgh, Scotland. University of Edinburgh - Pleasance is situated nearby to the sports venue University of Edinburgh Sports Centre, as well as near the theater building The Pleasance.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Pleasance and National Museum of Scotland.
The Pleasance
Theater building
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pleasance is a theatre, bar, sports and recreation complex in Edinburgh, Scotland, situated on a street of the same name. It is owned by the University of Edinburgh, and for nine months of the year it serves the Edinburgh University Students' Association as a societies centre, sports complex, student union bar and entertainment venue.
National Museum of Scotland
Museum
Photo: Maccoinnich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1,800 feet west of University of Edinburgh - Pleasance.
Edinburgh Castle
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 4,000 feet west of University of Edinburgh - Pleasance.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dumbiedykes and Guse Dub.
Dumbiedykes
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dumbiedykes is a residential area in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. It mainly comprises public housing developments. It is bounded in the north by Holyrood Road, the west by the Pleasance and St Leonard's Street and the east by Holyrood Park.
Holyrood
Neighborhood
Photo: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holyrood is an area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the Royal Mile. The area takes its name from Holyrood Abbey, which was the Church of the Holy Rude. Holyrood includes the following sites:…
University of Edinburgh - Pleasance
- Type: University
- Category: education
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.94794° or 55° 56′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.18091° or 3° 10′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C7RWRX9+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 69895581OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=university
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