City Guide to Edinburgh, Scotland

City Guide to Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh University


South Hall

South Hall
18 Holyrood Park Road
Edinburgh EH16 5AY

Edinburgh University owned function hall at the modern Pollock Hall complex large enough to host 350 guests theatre-style or a dancefloor for 300, or 100 in a classroom setting.

British Geological Survey

British Geological Survey
Murchison House, West Mains Road
Edinburgh EH9 3LA

Murchison House is the award winning headquarters of the British Geological Survey situated on the King's Campus of Edinburgh University.

University of Edinburgh Medical School Anatomy Department

University of Edinburgh Medical School Anatomy Department
Anatomy Department
Edinburgh EH8 9AG

The University of Edinburgh medical school Anatomy Department - venue for site specific play What Remains at the Edinburgh Fringe - is accessed through the gated archway on Teviot Place.

Edinburgh University Library

Edinburgh University Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ

Edinburgh University Library is on the south side of George Square.

School of Informatics

Informatics Forum
10 Crichton Street
Edinburgh EH8 9AB
Outside the Informatics building

Edinburgh University's School of Informatics ("the study of how natural and artificial systems store, process and communicate information") is housed in an award-winning, suitably moderni

Royal Observatory

Royal Observatory
Blackford Hill
Edinburgh EH9 3HJ

The main astronomy observatory, in the South of Edinburgh, distinguished by its distinctive copper domes atop Blackford Hill.

Chaplaincy Centre

Chaplaincy Centre
1 Bristo Square University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh EH8 9AL

Around 2,500 people pass through the chaplaincy centre each week. Used by the university during the hours of 9.30am to 5pm, and from 6pm to 9pm for events held by community and student groups.

Edinburgh College of Art

Edinburgh College of Art
74 Lauriston Place
Edinburgh EH3 9DF
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Edinburgh College of Art has a reputation as one of the leading art colleges in the UK.

Playfair Library

Playfair Library
South Bridge University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh EH8 9YL

A William Playfair architectural masterpiece on the southern side of Edinburgh University's Old College. The Library Hall has a barrel-vaulted ceiling and runs to more than 190 feet in length.

Hugh Robson Building

Hugh Robson Building
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9XD
George Square

Edinburgh University building at George Square named after the former Principal of Edinburgh University (1974 -1979). The building has a 65-seater teaching room.

Inspace Gallery

Inspace Gallery Edinburgh EH8 9AB
Modern art

Inspace is a public engagement lab on the ground floor of Edinburgh University's Informatics Forum.

Adam House

Adam House
3 Chamber Street
Edinburgh EH1 1HR

Large Edinburgh University building at the corner of South Bridge and Chamber street in mock Georgian style.

Talbot Rice Gallery

Talbot Rice Gallery
Old College South Bridge
Edinburgh EH8 9YL
The Quad

The Talbot Rice is a University of Edinburgh owned gallery.

George Square Theatre

George Square
Edinburgh EH1 9LH

Large modern theatre in Edinburgh University quarter on elegant Georgian Square.

Reid Concert Hall

Edinburgh University Bristo Square
Edinburgh EH1 1EY

St. Cecilia's Hall

Cowgate
Edinburgh EH1 1LJ

The auditorium at St Cecilia's Hall dates back to 1763, making it the oldest concert hall in Scotland, and the second oldest in Britain. The building is part of Edinburgh University.

Potterrow

Teviot Row House Bristo Square
Edinburgh EH8 9AL

One of the main features of this glass-domed student union complex, nestled in the armpit of the busy Potterrow road, is its size: capacity is 1,000.

Adam House Theatre

Chambers Street
Edinburgh EH1 1HR

Adam House spans four Theatre seats about 160 and has a proscenium-arch stage with extensive wings.

McEwan Hall

McEwan Hall
Bristo Square
Edinburgh EH8 9AG
McEwan Hall

Grand, old, circular building in Bristo Square with opulent interior and huge stone pillars.

William Robertson Building

George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9JY
Edinburgh University campus building that also hosts conferences.