Outline of Edinburgh

Flag of Edinburgh

Coat of arms of Edinburgh

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Edinburgh:

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas . It is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills . Edinburgh had a population of 506,520 in 2020, making it the second-most-populous city in Scotland and the seventh-most-populous in the United Kingdom . The wider metropolitan area had a population of 912,490 in the same year.

General reference

• Pronunciation: English: /ˈɛdɪnbərə/ ^ⓘ ED-in-bər-ə, ^[1] Scots: [ˈɛdɪnbʌrə] ; Scottish Gaelic : Dùn Èideann [t̪unˈeːtʲən̪ˠ]
• Common English name(s): Edinburgh
• Official English name(s): Edinburgh
• Adjectival(s): Edinburgensian
• Demonym(s): Edinburger

Geography of Edinburgh

Edinburgh Dùn Èideann
Edinburgh Location within Scotland
Coordinates: 55°57′11″N3°11′20″W / 55.95306°N 3.18889°W / 55.95306; -3.18889

Geography of Edinburgh

• Edinburgh is:
  • a city
    • capital of Scotland
• Population of Edinburgh: 507,170
• Area of Edinburgh: 264 km² (102 sq mi)

Location of Edinburgh

• Edinburgh is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Europe (outline)
        • Northern Europe
          • United Kingdom (outline)
            • Scotland
• Time zone(s):
  • Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±0)
    • In Summer: British Summer Time (UTC+01)

Environment of Edinburgh

Arthur's Seat

Calton Hill

The Castle Rock

• Climate of Edinburgh

Natural geographic features of Edinburgh

• Canals in Edinburgh
  • Union Canal
• Firths in Edinburgh
  • Firth of Forth
• Hills in Edinburgh
  • Arthur's Seat
  • Blackford Hill
  • Braid Hills
  • Calton Hill
  • Castle Rock
  • Corstorphine Hill
  • Craiglockhart Hill
  • The Mound
  • Pentland Hills
• Islands in Edinburgh
  • Cramond Island
  • Inchmickery
• Lakes in Edinburgh
  • Blackford Pond
  • Duddingston Loch
• Rivers in Edinburgh
  • Braid Burn
  • River Almond
  • Water of Leith

Areas of Edinburgh

Abbeyhill Alnwickhill Ardmillan Baberton Balerno Balgreen Bankhead Barnton Beechmount Bingham Blackford Blackhall Bonaly Bonnington Burghmuirhead Braepark Broomhouse Broughton Brunstane Bruntsfield Bughtlin Burdiehouse The Calders Cameron Toll Cammo The Canongate Canonmills Chesser Church Hill Clermiston Colinton

Comely Bank Comiston Corstorphine Craigcrook Craigentinny Craigleith Craiglockhart Craigmillar Cramond Crewe Toll Currie Curriehill Dalmeny Dalry Davidson's Mains Dean Village Drumbrae Drylaw Duddingston Dumbiedykes East Craigs East Pilton Eastfield Edinburgh Park Fairmilehead Ferniehill Firrhill Forrester Fountainbridge Gilmerton Gogar

Gogarloch Goldenacre Gorgie The Grange Grassmarket Granton Greenbank Greendykes Greenhill Haymarket Hermiston Holy Corner Holyrood Holyrood Park Ingliston Inverleith Jock's Lodge Joppa Juniper Green Kaimes Kingsknowe Kirkliston Lauriston Leith Liberton Little France Lochend Lochrin Longstone Marchmont Maybury

Mayfield Meadowbank The Meadows Merchiston Moredun Morningside Mortonhall Mountcastle Muirhouse Murrayfield New Town Newbridge Newcraighall Newhaven Newington Niddrie Northfield Old Town Oxgangs Parkgrove Parkhead Piershill Pilrig Pilton Polwarth Portobello Powderhall Prestonfield Ratho Ratho Station Ravelston

Redford Restalrig Riccarton Roseburn Saughton Sciennes Seafield Shandon Sighthill Silverknowes Slateford South Gyle South Queensferry Stenhouse Stockbridge Swanston Tollcross Torphin Trinity Turnhouse Tynecastle Warriston Waterfront Edinburgh West Coates West Craigs West End West Pilton Wester Broom Wester Hailes Western Harbour

Locations in Edinburgh

View over Edinburgh

• Tourist attractions in Edinburgh
  • Archaeological sites in Edinburgh
    • Cramond Roman Fort
  • Museums in Edinburgh
  • Shopping areas and markets
  • World Heritage Sites in Edinburgh
    • New Town
    • Old Town

Bridges in Edinburgh

Queensferry Crossing road bridge

Edinburgh Castle

Fountain at Holyrood Palace

The National Monument of Scotland (right) and Nelson Monument (left)

The Dean Gallery, part of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Holyrood Palace, the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland

Bridges in Edinburgh

• Dean Bridge
• Forth Road Bridge
• Leamington Lift Bridge
• North Bridge
• Queensferry Crossing
• Regent Bridge
• South Bridge
  • Edinburgh Vaults
• Victoria Swing Bridge
• Waverley Bridge

Castles in Edinburgh

Castles in Edinburgh

• Craigmillar Castle
• Edinburgh Castle
  • Mons Meg
• Lauriston Castle

Cultural and exhibition centres in Edinburgh

• Edinburgh International Conference Centre
• Royal Highland Centre

Fortifications in Edinburgh

• Edinburgh town walls

Fountains in Edinburgh

• Greyfriars Bobby Fountain
• Ross Fountain

Monuments and memorials in Edinburgh

• Dugald Stewart Monument
• National Monument of Scotland
• Nelson Monument
• Political Martyrs' Monument
• Scott Monument
• Scottish American Memorial
• Scottish National War Memorial
• Scheduled monuments in Edinburgh

Museums and art galleries in Edinburgh

Museums in Edinburgh

• Fruitmarket Gallery
• Modern Two (Dean Gallery)
• Museum of Edinburgh
• Museum on the Mound
• National Museum of Scotland
• National War Museum
• Queen's Gallery
• Scottish National Gallery
• Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
• Scottish National Portrait Gallery
• Writers' Museum

Palaces and villas in Edinburgh

• Holyrood Palace

Parks and gardens in Edinburgh

The Princes Street Gardens, the best known park in Edinburgh

Charlotte Square, a garden square in the New Town

• Bruntsfield Links
• Dean Gardens
• Granton Garden
• Holyrood Park
• Jupiter Artland
• King George V Park
• Lochend Park
• London Road Gardens
• Princes Street Gardens
• Regent, Royal and Carlton Terrace Gardens
• Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
• The Meadows
• Victoria Park

Public squares in Edinburgh

• Bristo Square
• Charlotte Square
• George Square
• Grassmarket
• St Andrew Square

Religious buildings in Edinburgh

The ruins of Holyrood Abbey

• Duddingston Kirk
• Holyrood Abbey
• Old Saint Paul's
• St Giles' Cathedral
• St John's church
• St Mary's Cathedral (Episcopal)
• St Mary's Cathedral (Roman Catholic)
• St Stephen's Church
• Tron Kirk

Secular buildings in Edinburgh

City Observatory, the Gothic Tower

The Governor's House

The Royal Scottish Academy Building

The Scottish Parliament Building

Listed buildings in Edinburgh

• Archers' Hall
• Bute House
• Canongate Tolbooth
• Central Library
• City Observatory
• Craig House
• The Dome
• The Drum
• Dundas House
• Edinburgh City Chambers
• The Georgian House
• Gladstone's Land
• Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre
• Governor's House
• The Hub
• Inverleith House
• Longmore House
• Martello Court
• National Library of Scotland
• New Register House
• Old Royal High School
• Our Dynamic Earth
• Panmure House
• Parliament House
• The Pleasance
• Queensberry House
• Royal Scottish Academy Building
• Scottish Parliament Building
• Scottish Storytelling Centre
• St Andrew's House
• Summerhall
• Surgeons' Hall
• Victoria Quay

Streets in Edinburgh

View looking west along George Street

The High Street, part of the Royal Mile

• Carlton Terrace
• Cockburn Street
• Drummond Street
• Ferry Road
• George Street
• Leith Walk
• Pleasance
• Princes Street
• Queen Street
• Regent Terrace
• Royal Mile
  • Closes on the Royal Mile
• Royal Terrace
• West Port

Theatres in Edinburgh

• Church Hill Theatre
• Edinburgh Festival Theatre
• King's Theatre
• Leith Theatre
• Royal Lyceum Theatre
• Traverse Theatre

Demographics of Edinburgh

Demographics of Edinburgh

Government and politics of Edinburgh

George Drummond (1688–1766), elected six times as Lord Provost of Edinburgh between 1725 and 1764

Politics of Edinburgh

Politics

• City of Edinburgh Council
• Lord Provost of Edinburgh
• International relations of Edinburgh
  • Twin towns and sister cities of Edinburgh

UK Constituencies

• Edinburgh North and Leith
• Edinburgh East
• Edinburgh South
• Edinburgh South West
• Edinburgh West

Scottish Parliament constituencies

• Edinburgh Eastern
• Edinburgh Northern and Leith
• Edinburgh Pentlands
• Edinburgh Central
• Edinburgh Western
• Edinburgh Southern

Law and order in Edinburgh

• Law enforcement in Edinburgh
  • Police Scotland

Military in Edinburgh

• Royal Company of Archers

History of Edinburgh

History of Edinburgh

History of Edinburgh, by period or event

A map of Edinburgh in the 16th century, published in Braun and Hogenberg's Civitates orbis terrarum

Timeline of Edinburgh history

• Prehistory and origin of Edinburgh
• Edinburgh during the Middle Ages (7th to 15th century)
  • Edinburgh comes under Scottish rule during the reign of king Indulf (ca. 960)
  • King David I establishes the town of Edinburgh as one of Scotland's earliest royal burghs. (ca. 1130)
• Edinburgh during the 17th century
• Edinburgh during the 18th century
• Edinburgh during the 19th century
• Edinburgh during the 20th century

History of Edinburgh, by subject

• Burning of Edinburgh
• Treaty of Edinburgh

Culture of Edinburgh

Architecture in Edinburgh

Scottish baronial-style turrets on Victorian tenements in St. Mary's Street

Portrait of Sir Walter Scott by Henry Raeburn, 1823

Culture of Edinburgh

Arts in Edinburgh

Architecture of Edinburgh

Architecture in Edinburgh

• Buildings in Edinburgh
  • Tallest buildings in Edinburgh

Cinema of Edinburgh

• Edinburgh Filmhouse
• Edinburgh International Film Festival

Literature of Edinburgh

Literature in Edinburgh

• Writers from Edinburgh
  • Arthur Conan Doyle
  • James Grant
  • Walter Scott
  • Robert Louis Stevenson

Music of Edinburgh

The auditorium of the Usher Hall

The Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland at Edinburgh Castle

Music of Edinburgh

• Music festivals and competitions in Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh International Festival
• Music schools in Edinburgh
  • City of Edinburgh Music School
  • St Mary's Music School
• Music venues in Edinburgh
  • Queen's Hall
  • Reid Concert Hall
  • St Cecilia's Hall
  • Usher Hall
• Musical ensembles in Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Grand Opera
  • Edinburgh University Music Society
  • Scottish Ballet
  • Scottish Chamber Orchestra
  • Scottish Opera
  • Southern Light Opera Company
• Musicians from Edinburgh
  • Alexander Mackenzie
• Songs about Edinburgh
  • Flowers of Edinburgh

Theatre of Edinburgh

Theatre in Edinburgh

• Edinburgh amateur theatre

Visual arts of Edinburgh

Edinburgh (from Salisbury Crags) by William Crozier, a painter associated with The Edinburgh School

Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, 2010

David Hume, Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist born in Edinburgh in 1711

Edinburgh in art / Paintings of Edinburgh

Art in Edinburgh

• The Edinburgh School
• Public art in Edinburgh
  • Lion of Scotland
  • The Manuscript of Monte Cassino

Cuisine of Edinburgh

• Beer in Edinburgh
• Edinburgh rock

Events in Edinburgh

• Edinburgh's Hogmanay

Festivals in Edinburgh

• Edinburgh festivals
  • Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Languages of Edinburgh

• English language
• Scottish English

Media in Edinburgh

• Newspapers in Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Evening News
  • The Edinburgh Gazette
  • The Scotsman
• Radio and television in Edinburgh
  • STV2

People from Edinburgh

• Notable residents
• People from Edinburgh
  • David Hume
  • Alexander Nasmyth
  • William Henry Playfair

Religion in Edinburgh

St Giles' Cathedral, the principal place of worship of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh

Religion in Edinburgh

• Catholicism in Edinburgh
  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh
    • St Mary's Cathedral
• Protestantism in Edinburgh
  • Church of Scotland
    • Church of Scotland offices
    • St Giles' Cathedral
• Islam in Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Central Mosque

Sports in Edinburgh

The Meadows, where the first Edinburgh derby was played

Easter Road football stadium

Murrayfield Stadium

Ratho Park Golf Club

The Royal Commonwealth Pool

Sport in Edinburgh

• Baseball in Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Diamond Devils
• Cricket in Edinburgh
  • Scotland national cricket team
• Football in Edinburgh
  • Association football in Edinburgh
    • Edinburgh derby
      • Edinburgh City F.C.
      • Heart of Midlothian F.C. (women's team)
      • Hibernian F.C. (women's team)
      • Spartans F.C. (women's team)
  • Rugby football in Edinburgh
    • Edinburgh Rugby
    • Scotland national rugby union team
• Ice hockey in Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Capitals
• Sports competitions in Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Marathon
• Sports venues in Edinburgh
  • Ainslie Park
  • Easter Road
  • Goldenacre Sports Ground
  • Ingliston Racing Circuit
  • Inverleith Sports Ground
  • Meadowbank Stadium
  • Meggetland Sports Complex
  • Murrayfield Ice Rink
  • Murrayfield Stadium
  • Myreside Cricket Ground
  • Myreside Stadium
  • The Grange Club
  • The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh
  • Royal Commonwealth Pool
  • Tynecastle Park

Economy and infrastructure of Edinburgh

The BT building in Edinburgh Park

The Balmoral Hotel, a luxury five-star hotel and a landmark of Edinburgh

Jenners Department Store, the oldest department store in Scotland

Economy of Edinburgh

• Business parks in Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Park
• Financial services in Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Stock Exchange
  • Royal Bank of Scotland
  • Scottish Widows
• Hotels and resorts in Edinburgh
  • Balmoral Hotel
  • The Dunstane
  • Prestonfield House
  • The Principal Edinburgh George Street
  • The Scotsman Hotel
  • Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The Caledonian
  • Waterloo Hotel
• Restaurants and cafés in Edinburgh
  • Forest Café
  • The Kitchin
  • The Witchery by the Castle
• Shopping malls and markets in Edinburgh
  • Shopping malls in Edinburgh
    • The Gyle Shopping Centre
    • Jenners
    • Ocean Terminal
    • Waverley Market
• Tourism in Edinburgh
  • Tourist attractions in Edinburgh

Transportation in Edinburgh

A Dennis Dart SPD in Marchmont

Edinburgh City Bypass near Wester Hailes

Public transport in Edinburgh

• Air transport in Edinburgh
  • Airports in Edinburgh
    • Edinburgh Airport
• Maritime transport in Edinburgh
  • Waterways in Edinburgh
    • Union Canal
• Road transport in Edinburgh
  • Buses in Edinburgh
    • Edinburgh Bus Station
    • Lothian Buses
  • Cycling in Edinburgh
  • Roads in Edinburgh
    • Road network
      • Edinburgh City Bypass

Rail transport in Edinburgh

Two Edinburgh Trams seen at the West End - Princes Street stop

Rail transport in Edinburgh

• Edinburgh Airport Rail Link (proposed line)
• Railway stations in Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Park railway station
  • Edinburgh Waverley railway station
  • Haymarket railway station
• Trams in Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Trams
    • Edinburgh Tram Inquiry
    • Edinburgh Tram (vehicle)
    • Proposals for new tram lines in Edinburgh

Education in Edinburgh

Fettes College

Education in Edinburgh

• Schools in Edinburgh
• Universities and colleges in Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Napier University
  • Heriot-Watt University
  • University of Edinburgh
• Research institutes in Edinburgh
  • Transport Research Institute

Healthcare in Edinburgh

Healthcare in Edinburgh

• Hospitals in Edinburgh
  • Astley Ainslie Hospital
  • Chalmers Hospital
  • Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
  • Western General Hospital
• Research centres in Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre

See also

• Edinburgh portal
• Scotland portal

• Outline of geography

References

1. "Definition of Edinburgh in Oxford dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the word". Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. 2013. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2014.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Edinburgh