Pentland Hills
The Pentland Hills are a range of hills to the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland.
PENN-i-cook) is a town and former burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River North Esk. It lies on the A701 midway between Edinburgh and Peebles, east of the Pentland Hills.
Population: 17,011
Latitude: 55° 49' 52.18" N
Longitude: -3° 13' 33.89" W
The Pentland Hills are a range of hills to the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, as well as a popular tourist attraction. Originally founded in 1670 as a physic garden to grow medicinal plants, today it occ…
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions, formerly known as the Outlook Tower, is a building in Edinburgh, Scotland, on the Castlehill section of the Royal Mile next to Edinburgh Castle. Its origins began on Calton Hill where Maria Theresa Short formed…
Dalhousie Castle is a castle in Midlothian, Scotland. Dalhousie Castle is situated near the town of Bonnyrigg, 8 miles (13 km) south of Edinburgh.
Fountainbridge is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, a short distance west of the city centre, adjoining Tollcross and West Port to the east, Polwarth to the south, Dalry and Haymarket to the north and Gorgie and North Merchiston to the west. The main …
RMS Campania was a British ocean liner owned by the Cunard Steamship Line Shipping Company, built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Govan, Scotland, and launched on Thursday, 8 September 1892.
Old College is a building of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located on South Bridge, and presently houses parts of the University's administration, the University of Edinburgh School of Law, and the Talbot Rice Gallery.
The Cowgate (Scots language: The Coogait) is a street in Edinburgh, Scotland, located about 500 metres (1,600 ft) southeast of Edinburgh Castle, within the city's World Heritage Site. The street is part of the lower level of Edinburgh's Old Town, wh…
Dean Village (from dene, meaning 'deep valley') is a former village immediately northwest of the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was known as the "Water of Leith Village" and was the centre of a successful grain milling area for more than 800…
The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, holds the Scottish national collection of modern art. When opened in 1960, the collection was held in Inverleith House, at the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Merchiston Castle School is an independent school for boys in the suburb of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has 482 pupils and is open to boys between the ages of 7 and 18 as either boarders or day pupils;It was modeled after English public scho…
Inchkeith (from the Scottish Gaelic: Innis Cheith) is an island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland.
Gorgie (/ˈɡɔrɡiː/ GOR-gee) is a densely populated area of west Edinburgh, Scotland, located near Murrayfield, Ardmillan and Dalry.
Dalmeny House is a Gothic revival mansion located in an estate close to Dalmeny on the Firth of Forth, to the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was designed by William Wilkins, and completed in 1817. Dalmeny House is the home of the Earl and Cou…
The Water of Leith is the main river flowing through Edinburgh, Scotland, to the port of Leith where it flows into the sea via the Firth of Forth.
The Meadows is a large public park in Edinburgh, Scotland, to the south of the town centre. It consists largely of open grassland crossed by tree-lined paths, but also has a children's playground, a croquet club, tennis courts and recreational sport…
Stewart's Melville College (SMC) is a private school situated in Edinburgh, Scotland. Classes are all boys in the 1st to 5th years and co-educational in 6th (final) year. It has a roll of about 750 pupils.
Greyfriars Kirk, today Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk, is a parish kirk (church) of the Church of Scotland in central Edinburgh, Scotland.