Gilmerton Cove, Edinburgh

Name: Gilmerton Cove
Address: 33 Drum St, Edinburgh, EH17 8RQ, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 131 672 1188

#238 among attractions in Edinburgh

Historical place, Cave

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Facts and practical information

Gilmerton Cove is a series of underground passageways and chambers hand-carved from sandstone located beneath the streets of Gilmerton, an ex-mining village, now a southeastern suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. ()

Coordinates: 55°54'20"N, 3°7'59"W

Address

33 Drum StGilmertonEdinburgh EH17 8RQ United Kingdom

Contact

+44 131 672 1188

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Day trips

Gilmerton Cove – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kings Acre Golf Course, Liberton Golf Club, Danderhall, Melville Castle.

1.2 miSE
55°53'29"N • 3°6'60"W
Kings Acre Golf Course, Edinburgh
31 min walk • Golf
1.1 miNW
55°55'8"N • 3°8'52"W
Liberton Golf Club, Edinburgh
28 min walk • Golf
1 miNE
Village, Area
Danderhall, Edinburgh
26 min walk • Danderhall is a village in Midlothian, Scotland, just outside Edinburgh but inside the Edinburgh City Bypass.
1.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Melville Castle, Edinburgh
39 min walk • Melville Castle is a three-storey Gothic castellated mansion situated less than a mile west-south-west of Dalkeith, Midlothian, near the North Esk.
1.3 miNW
Neighbourhood
Liberton, Edinburgh
32 min walk • Liberton is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is in the south of the city, south of The Inch, east of the Braid Hills, north of Gracemount and west of Moredun.
0.6 miNW
Neighbourhood
Moredun, Edinburgh
16 min walk • Moredun is a district in the south-east of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is east of Liberton, while Craigour is situated just to its north.
1.2 miSW
Neighbourhood
Burdiehouse, Edinburgh
31 min walk • Burdiehouse is an area in the south east of Edinburgh, Scotland, near Gilmerton and Southhouse. Its name is often said to be a corruption of Bordeaux, as a result of settlement in the area by French immigrants associated with Mary, Queen of Scots, but this is by no means certain.
~1480 ftNE
Neighbourhood
Ferniehill, Edinburgh
8 min walk • Ferniehill is a residential neighbourhood of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Primarily a low-density 1960s council estate with two small public parks, it is situated in the south-east of the city, lying immediately south of the slightly older Fernieside neighbourhood, east...
1.4 miNW
Neighbourhood
Inch, Edinburgh
36 min walk • The Inch is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland, located to the south of Inch Park in the south of the city. It is located 2 miles south south-east of central Edinburgh.
1.1 miN
Neighbourhood
Little France, Edinburgh
28 min walk • Little France is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is on the A7, approximately 4 miles south of the city centre. The area falls within the parish of Liberton in the south-east of the city.