Explore Glencorse Plaques in Blue Plaque, English Heritage, National Trust & local plaque schemes
Explore Glencorse plaques & local Glencorse history / heritage content through street plaque schemes (including Blue plaques, English Heritage & National Trust) plus Walkfo’s millions of audio plaques in Walkfo’s Audio Travel Guide to Glencorse.
About Glencorse
Glencorse is a parish of Midlothian, Scotland, lying 7 miles (11 kilometres) south of Edinburgh. The parish is traversed from west to east by Glen Burn, part of whose valley contains reservoir. The highest point within the parish is Turnhouse Hill (428 m or 1,403 ft) The name comes from a miraculous cross that appeared above Carnethy hill in 1303.
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plaques Walkfo has converted physical plaques into audio files triggered by GPS on a phone when you pass close by on foot, bike, bus or car. You hear Glencorse history information & more at the places where they happened, with up-to-date content created by our AI, sourced from trusted history resources such as Wikipedia, local Glencorse plaque schemes, English Heritage & National Trust. Walkfo improves on existing Glencorse’s physical Glencorse plaque schemes with additional, more detailed information than the writing on the physical plaque. With millions of audio places / virtual plaques created across the whole of the UK, you can explore Glencorse the same way you might explore a museum or art gallery with information audio headset.
Glencorse plaques & short history overview
“The Walkfo AI has curated content for millions of history locations across the UK, with 28 unique history facts in Glencorse plus 3 street plaques from official plaque schemes to form an interactive Glencorse history map for you to explore.”