Visit Muirhouse Places

Welcome to Visit Muirhouse Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Muirhouse

  

Muirhouse Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Muirhouse

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Muirhouse history

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Muirhouse (Moore Huse) appears on early maps of Edinburgh from at least 1610. The name derives from a mansion built on the edge of Wardie Muir (Moor) The current building was designed by R & R Dickson in 1830 and completed in 1832. It was built for the Davidson family, who were wealthy merchants in Rotterdam.

You can visit Muirhouse places with Walkfo Muirhouse to hear history at Muirhouse’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Muirhouse has 125 places to visit in our interactive Muirhouse map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Muirhouse, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Muirhouse places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Muirhouse & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 125 audio facts unique to Muirhouse places in an interactive Muirhouse map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Muirhouse Places Map
125 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Muirhouse historic spots	Muirhouse tourist destinations	Muirhouse plaques	Muirhouse geographic features
Walkfo Muirhouse tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Muirhouse

  

Best Muirhouse places to visit

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Muirhouse has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Muirhouse’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Muirhouse’s information audio spots:

Victoria Park, Edinburgh Victoria Park is a district in north Edinburgh south of Newhaven and lying between Trinity and Leith. The area was given Conservation Area status in March 1998.

Dean Village Dean Village (from dene, meaning ‘deep valley’) is a former village immediately northwest of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was known as the “Water of Leith Village” and was a successful grain milling area for more than 800 years.

Moray Estate The Moray Estate in Edinburgh was an exclusive early 19th century building venture. Built on an awkward and steeply sloping site, it is a masterpiece of urban planning. It has accommodated the rich and famous from its outset.

Barnton, Edinburgh Barnton (Scottish Gaelic: Baile an t-Sabhail) is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the north-west of the city. Part of the area was traditionally known as “Cramond Muir” in reference to Cramond to the north.

Stockbridge, Edinburgh Stockbridge is a suburb of Edinburgh, located north of the city centre. Originally a small outlying village, it was incorporated into the City of Edinburgh in the 19th century. The name is Scots stock brig from Anglic stocc brycg, meaning a timber bridge. The current “Stock Bridge” is a stone structure spanning the Water of Leith.

Corstorphine Corstorphine is a village and parish to the west of Edinburgh, now considered a suburb of that city. The actual “High Street” itself is no longer the main street, an anomaly shared with central Edinburgh. Famous residents include Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, Bible translator Alexander Thomson and Scottish Renaissance author Helen Cruickshank.

Drumsheugh Baths Club The Drumsheugh Baths Club is a private swimming club founded in 1882 in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in the 1882 and is now based in the city of Edinburgh.

West Register House The building was constructed between 1811 and 1814 as St George’s Church on Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, Scotland. It was designed by Robert Reid after a similar but more intricate design by Robert Adam, who designed the square’s surrounding terraces. The facade centres on an Ionic portico, above which rises a substantial green copper dome on a tall, peristyle drum.

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