Trinity House of Leith

Trinity House, 99 Kirkgate, is a building in , Edinburgh, Scotland, which was a guild hall, custom house, and centre for maritime administration and poor relief.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: listed building in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Edinburgh, Leith, 99 Kirkgate, Trinity House” and “Trinity House”
  • Address: 99 Kirkgate, Edinburgh, EH6 6BJ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include South Leith Parish Church and St Mary’s Star of the Sea Church.

Church
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North and , originally the Kirk of Our Lady, St Mary, is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. Prior to the union with the former in 2024, the building was known as .

Church
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St Mary Star of the Sea Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in , Scotland. It is situated on Constitution Street in the district and staffed by the . is situated 600 feet northeast of Trinity House of Leith.

Museum
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Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 to 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. is situated 3,800 feet north of Trinity House of Leith.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leith and Pilrig.

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is the historic port of the capital of Scotland, north of city centre on the shore of the Firth of Forth. It's now only a minor port and has lost much of its industry, to be replaced by retail, bistros and cobbled wharves.

Quarter
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is an area of , the capital of . The name probably derives from the long field on which a peel tower stood. There is evidence of a peel tower situated on an area of higher ground above the .

Quarter
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is a district of , the capital of . The area centres upon an original village which grew up around a ford on the , on the old boundary between Edinburgh and the port of .

Trinity House of Leith

Latitude
55.97219° or 55° 58′ 20″ north
Longitude
-3.17134° or 3° 10′ 17″ west
Inception
1818
Operator
Historic Environment Scotland
Open location code
9C7RXRCH+VF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 90710096
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q7842854
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Igbo—“Trinity House of Leith” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Trinity House v Leithu”
  • French: “Trinity House de Leith”
  • Igbo: “Ụlọ Atọ n’Ime Otu nke Leith”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Leith Community Education Centre and South Leith Churchyard.

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