Outline of Edinburgh

General reference

• Pronunciation: ; Dùn Èideann ; Edinburgh
• Common English name: Edinburgh
• Official English name: Edinburgh
• Adjectival: Edinburgensian
• Demonym: Edinburger

  Geography of Edinburgh

• Edinburgh is:
• * a city
• ** capital of Scotland
• Population of Edinburgh: 507,170
• Area of Edinburgh: 264 km²

  Location of Edinburgh

• Edinburgh is situated within the following regions:
• * Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
• ** Eurasia
• *** Europe
• **** Northern Europe
• ***** United Kingdom
• ****** Scotland
• Time zone:
• * Greenwich Mean Time
• ** In Summer: British Summer Time

  Environment of Edinburgh

• 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
• Westfield

  Locations in Edinburgh

• Tourist attractions in Ediburgh
• * 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

• 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

• 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

• Fruitmarket Gallery
• Modern Two
• 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

• 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

• Duddingston Kirk
• Holyrood Abbey
• Old Saint Paul's
• St Giles' Cathedral
• St John's church
• St Mary's Cathedral
• St Mary's Cathedral
• St Stephen's Church
• Tron Kirk

  Secular 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

• Carlton Terrace
• Cockburn Street
• Ferry Road
• George Street
• Leith Walk
• The 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

Government and politics of Edinburgh

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

  Law and order in Edinburgh

• Law enforcement in Edinburgh
• * Police Scotland

  Military in Edinburgh

• Royal Company of Archers

  History of Edinburgh

History of Edinburgh, by period or event

• Prehistory and origin of Edinburgh
• Edinburgh during the Middle Ages
• * Edinburgh comes under Scottish rule during the reign of king Indulf
• * King David I establishes the town of Edinburgh as one of Scotland's earliest royal burghs.
• 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

• Edinburgh in popular culture

  Arts in Edinburgh

Architecture of Edinburgh

• Buildings in Edinburgh
• * Tallest buildings in Edinburgh

  Cinema of Edinburgh

• Edinburgh Filmhouse
• Edinburgh International Film Festival

  Literature of Edinburgh

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

  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

• Edinburgh amateur theatre

  Visual arts of Edinburgh

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

• Beer in Edinburgh
• Edinburgh rock

• Edinburgh's Hogmanay

• Edinburgh festivals
• * Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

• English language
• Scottish English

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

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

  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

• Baseball in Edinburgh
• * Edinburgh Diamond Devils
• Cricket in Edinburgh
• * Scotland national cricket team
• Football in Edinburgh
• * Association football in Edinburgh
• ** Edinburgh derby
• ***Heart of Midlothian F.C.
• ***Hibernian F.C.
• * 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
• * Easter Road
• * Ingliston Racing Circuit
• * Meadowbank Stadium
• * Meggetland Sports Complex
• * Murrayfield Stadium
• * Myreside Cricket Ground
• * The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh
• * Royal Commonwealth Pool
• * Tynecastle Park

  Economy and infrastructure 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 Mall
• Tourism in Edinburgh
• * Tourist attractions in Edinburgh

  Transportation 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

• Edinburgh Airport Rail Link
• 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
• **Proposals for new tram lines in Edinburgh

  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

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