Wilderness Wood
Wilderness Wood is a forest in Edinburgh, Scotland. Wilderness Wood is situated nearby to the locality Snab Point, as well as near the hamlet Long Green.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Barnbougle Castle and Dalmeny House.
Barnbougle Castle
Castle
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barnbougle Castle is a historic tower house on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, between Cramond and Queensferry, and within the parish of Dalmeny.
Dalmeny House
Manor estate
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalmeny House is a Gothic revival mansion located in an estate close to Dalmeny on the Firth of Forth, in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was designed by William Wilkins, and completed in 1817.
The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh
Golf course
The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh is a Scottish golf club, which holds claim to be the oldest golfing society in the world, with references to it being instituted in 1735 dating from 1834.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Edinburgh and South Queensferry.
West Edinburgh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The west of Edinburgh 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.
South Queensferry
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
South Queensferry is a town on the south bank of the Firth of Forth in West Lothian, 10 miles west of Edinburgh. Historically it was the ferry port for crossing to Fife, then in modern times it acquired three bridges.
North Queensferry
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North Queensferry is a village in Fife in central Scotland, with a population of just over 1000 in 2022. It's on the north bank of the Firth of Forth, at a narrow point that has been a ferry crossing for many centuries.
Wilderness Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9794° or 55° 58′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.3149° or 3° 18′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C7RXMHP+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 876228160OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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