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Greenhill is normally taken to be part of Bruntsfield, which skirts it to the north. It comprises a mixture of Georgian and Victorian villas and some tenement housing. When you visit Greenhill, Edinburgh, Walkfo brings Greenhill, Edinburgh places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

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With 454 audio plaques & Greenhill, Edinburgh places for you to explore in the Greenhill, Edinburgh area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Greenhill, Edinburgh places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

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Greenhill was one of the original lots purchased when the Edinburgh magistrates feued the Burgh Muir in 1586. The owner was Thomas Aikenhead, an Edinburgh merchant. Two further lots were later added to the original portion of Greenhill, including the ground that became known as Burghmuirhead.

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Visit Greenhill, Edinburgh PlacesYou can visit Greenhill, Edinburgh places with Walkfo Greenhill, Edinburgh to hear history at Greenhill, Edinburgh’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Greenhill, Edinburgh has 454 places to visit in our interactive Greenhill, Edinburgh 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 Greenhill, Edinburgh, 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 Greenhill, Edinburgh places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Greenhill, Edinburgh & the surrounding areas.

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Best Greenhill, Edinburgh places to visit


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

Greenhill, Edinburgh photo Holy Corner
Holy Corner is a colloquial name for a small area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is part of Burghmuirhead, itself part of the lands of Greenhill. Holy Corner lies between Bruntsfield and Morningside.
Greenhill, Edinburgh photo Golfers Land
The Golfers Land is a site on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland dating to around 1681. The site gets its name from the town house of John Paterson, said to have been the teammate of the Duke of Albany in what is often regarded as the first international golf contest.
Greenhill, Edinburgh photo The Canongate
The Canongate is the main eastern section of Edinburgh’s Old Town. It began when David I of Scotland authorised Holyrood Abbey to found a burgh separate from Edinburgh between the Abbey and Edinburgh. The burgh gained its name from the route the canons took to Edinburgh. In 1636 the adjacent city of Edinburgh bought the feudal superiority of the canongate.
Greenhill, Edinburgh photo 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.
Greenhill, Edinburgh photo 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.
Greenhill, Edinburgh photo 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.
Greenhill, Edinburgh photo Merchiston
Merchiston is a residential area around Merchiston Avenue in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The area is known as Merchiston, or Merchiston in the north-east of Edinburgh.
Greenhill, Edinburgh photo Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian, it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland’s second-most populous city and the seventh-most in the United Kingdom. It is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the highest courts in Scotland. The city’s Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the monarch.
Greenhill, Edinburgh photo St James Quarter
St James Quarter is a retail, lifestyle and residential district in Edinburgh. It is situated in the east end of the New Town. The district is a redevelopment on the site of the St James Centre which closed in October 2016.
Greenhill, Edinburgh photo Edinburgh Geographical Institute
Edinburgh Geographical Institute was founded as a map publisher by famed Scottish geographer and cartographer John George Bartholomew in 1888. The Institute was established in 1888 as a publisher of maps and maps.

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Greenhill, Edinburgh has 187 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Greenhill, Edinburgh plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Greenhill, Edinburgh using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Greenhill, Edinburgh plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.