Blackford, Edinburgh

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View from Blackford Hill, looking north towards Edinburgh. View from Blackford Hill.jpg
View from Blackford Hill, looking north towards Edinburgh.

Blackford is an area in the south of Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It is located near Morningside, and The Grange. Blackford Hill dominates the view to the south. [1] The majority of the Blackford is now housing, mostly dating from the Victorian or Edwardian eras.

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The local parish church of the Church of Scotland is the Reid Memorial Church, which was opened in 1935.

It is home to the University of Edinburgh campus of King's Buildings.

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References

  1. Harris, Stuart, 1920- (1996). The place names of Edinburgh : their origins and history. Edinburgh, Scotland: Gordon Wright Pub. ISBN   0903065835. OCLC   36909685.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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