Cockit Hat Plantation

Cockit Hat Plantation is a forest in , . Cockit Hat Plantation is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Royal Observatory and Blackford Hill.

Photo: Karora, Public domain.
The , Edinburgh is an astronomical institution located on in . The site is owned by the Science and Technology Facilities Council.

Peak
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
164 metres is a hill in , the capital city of . It is in the area of , between , and the .

Castle
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is a ruined tower house in the district of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Edinburgh and West Edinburgh.

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The south of includes the Meadows and genteel residential areas such as Bruntsfield, Morningside, Marchmont and Newington. These were built up with villas and baronial tenements in the late 19th century and are the main accommodation belt for the city, for students and for visitors.

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The west of is the area you traverse coming from the airport or Glasgow towards city centre. It's a modern low-rise tract of suburbs, retail and light industry that could be on the edge of any British city, but it has accommodation, the zoo, and Murrayfield rugby stadium.

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is the original settlement of . At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".

Cockit Hat Plantation

Latitude
55.9045° or 55° 54′ 16″ north
Longitude
-3.224° or 3° 13′ 26″ west
Open location code
9C7RWQ3G+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 75414824
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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Satellite Map

Discover Cockit Hat Plantation from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hunter’s Tryst and Oxgangs.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Oxgangs Library and Oxgangs Brae Park.

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