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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Western Harbour, Edinburgh

  

Western Harbour, Edinburgh Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Western Harbour, Edinburgh

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Forth Ports announced plans to close the port and carry out a major redevelopment of the area in 2004. The planned development will be the size of a small town with up to 17,000 new homes. Three large blocks of flats have already been completed, with the whole development set to be finalised around 2020.

You can visit Western Harbour, Edinburgh places with Walkfo Western Harbour, Edinburgh to hear history at Western Harbour, Edinburgh’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Western Harbour, Edinburgh has 237 places to visit in our interactive Western Harbour, 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 Western Harbour, 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 Western Harbour, Edinburgh places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Western Harbour, Edinburgh & the surrounding areas.

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237 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Western Harbour, Edinburgh places to visit

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

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.

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.

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.

Statue of David Livingstone, Edinburgh The statue of David Livingstone in East Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, is a 1876 work by Amelia Robertson Hill. The statue was created by the same artist in 1876 and is now on display in Edinburgh.

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