Edinburgh (Scotland)

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. It is the second most populous city in Scotland and the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2014 is 492,680.

Recognized as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is home to the Scottish Parliament and the seat of the monarchy in Scotland.

The twenty closest neighbours in the database:

Falkirk Wheel (39 km), New Lanark (48 km), Stirling Castle (49 km), Doune Castle (58 km), Glasgow (Scotland) (66 km), Alnwick Castle (112 km), Culzean Castle (119 km), Inveraray Castle (120 km), Balmoral Castle (121 km), Fort George (Highland) (189 km), Blackpool (United Kingdom) (237 km), York (United Kingdom) (260 km), Manchester (United Kingdom) (282 km), Liverpool (United Kingdom) (283 km), Chatsworth House (320 km), Boyne Valley: Newgrange, Knowth and Battle of the Boyne (326 km), Llangollen (United Kingdom) (332 km), Lincoln (United Kingdom) (348 km), Dublin (Ireland) (350 km), Ludlow Castle (400 km)

Take a birds-eye view of the current location:

Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps, Yahoo!Maps