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

  

Pilrig Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Pilrig

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Pilrig history

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Archaeological excavations in 2006 revealed evidence of an ancient fort thought to be Somerset’s Battery. Pilrig House, built in 1638 for Gilbert Kirkwood appears to have been built at the fort’s SW corner. Stonework in the basement walls suggest that the remains of a peel tower, from which the name Pilrig may derive, are incorporated in the house.

Pilrig geography / climate

The Pilrig Conservation Area was created in 2013 by the City of Edinburgh Council. The area is bordered by Bonnington to the West, Broughton and Shrubhill to the South, Leith Walk to the East and other areas of Leith to the North. The houses in the area are widely varied, with terraced cottages and larger villas alongside tenements.

You can visit Pilrig places with Walkfo Pilrig to hear history at Pilrig’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Pilrig has 440 places to visit in our interactive Pilrig 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 Pilrig, 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 Pilrig places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Pilrig & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 440 audio facts unique to Pilrig places in an interactive Pilrig map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Pilrig Places Map
440 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Pilrig places to visit

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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