GETTING TO KNOW EDINBURGH - Edinburgh and Glasgow - page 51

Greater Edinburgh

F i r t h o f F o r t h Firth of Forth 0 1 mi

Golf Course
Lighthouse

0 1 km

NEWHAVEN NEWHAVEN

N O R T H
S E A

NORTH
SEA

GRANTON GRANTON

MUIRHOUSE MUIRHOUSE

LEITH LEITH

Lauriston
Castle

Lauriston
Castle

A902

A199

CRAMOND CRAMOND

ROYAL
BOTANIC
GARDENS

ROYAL
BOTANIC
GARDENS

Central Edinburgh

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BLACKHALL BLACKHALL

CLERMISTON CLERMISTON

RESTALRIG RESTALRIG

Calton Hill Calton Hill

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Holyroodhouse Holyroodhouse

PORTOBELLO PORTOBELLO

HAYMARKET HAYMARKET

HOLYROOD
PARK

HOLYROOD
PARK

MURRAYFIELD MURRAYFIELD

e Rd. e Rd. Edinburgh

Castle

Edinburgh
Castle

Arthur's
Seat

Arthur's
Seat

DUDDINGSTON DUDDINGSTON

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CORSTORPHINE CORSTORPHINE

NEWINGTON NEWINGTON

CHURCH HILL CHURCH HILL

NIDDRIE NIDDRIE

MARCHMONT MARCHMONT

CRAIGMILLAR CRAIGMILLAR

A70

STENHOUSE
SIGHTHILL

STENHOUSE
SIGHTHILL

GRANGE GRANGE

MERCHISTON MERCHISTON

MORNINGSIDE MORNINGSIDE

Craigmillar
Castle

Craigmillar
Castle

5

A702

Royal
Observatory

Royal
Observatory

CRAIGLOCKHART CRAIGLOCKHART

DANDER-
HALL

DANDER-
HALL

BRAID BRAID

WESTER HAILES WESTER HAILES

LIBERTON LIBERTON

JUNIPER
GREEN

JUNIPER
GREEN

A701

COLINTON COLINTON SCOTLAND S C O T L A N D SCOTLAND GILMERTON GILMERTON

A720

A70

FAIRMILEHEAD FAIRMILEHEAD

Edinburgh

CURRIE CURRIE

0
0

50 mi
50 km

A720

ENGLAND

A702

Scotland. And as a point for excursions, it's well placed. Notable nearby attractions
include Linlithgow, the Borders to the south; the Kingdom of Fife on the opposite
shore of the Firth of Forth; and even St. Andrews is not far.

ORIENTATION
Arriving
For information on arriving by plane, train, car and more, see “Getting to Edinburgh
& Glasgow,” p. 25 in chapter 3.
Visitor Information
Edinburgh Information Centre, atop the Princes Mall near Waverley Station
(VisitScotland; & 0131/473-3800 or 0845/225-5121; fax [phone]; www.
edinburgh.org; Bus: 3, 8, 22, 25, or 31), can give you sightseeing information and
also arrange lodgings. The center sells bus tours, theater tickets, and souvenirs of
Edinburgh. It also has racks and racks of free brochures. It's open year-round;