Castlehill
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Castlehill is a historic street and area forming part of Edinburgh’s Old Town, located near Edinburgh Castle along the Royal Mile.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castlehill canonical | 6 |
| Castlehill Tenements | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic area
ⓘ
street ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | predominantly historic tenement architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Edinburgh Festival venues
ⓘ
Scottish whisky tourism ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle
ⓘ
Lawnmarket, Edinburgh ⓘ
surface form:
Lawnmarket
|
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| formsSectionOf | route between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace ⓘ |
| governedBy | City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ |
| hasFunction | mixed residential and commercial area ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | part of Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | named for proximity to Edinburgh Castle ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle
ⓘ
Johnston Terrace ⓘ Lawnmarket ⓘ Upper Bow ⓘ |
| hasNotableBuilding |
Boswell’s Court
ⓘ
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions ⓘ Castlehill self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Castlehill Tenements
Outlook Tower ⓘ Riddle’s Court ⓘ The Hub, Edinburgh ⓘ The Scotch Whisky Experience ⓘ Tolbooth Kirk (former name of The Hub) ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic views over Edinburgh ⓘ |
| historicSignificance | forms part of medieval spine of Edinburgh’s Old Town ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Old Town of Edinburgh ⓘ
surface form:
Old Town, Edinburgh
Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| near | Edinburgh Castle ⓘ |
| partOf |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
surface form:
Edinburgh city centre
Royal Mile ⓘ processional route for ceremonial events in Edinburgh ⓘ spine of the Royal Mile: Castlehill, Lawnmarket, High Street, Canongate, Abbey Strand ⓘ |
| streetType | cobbled street ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major tourist thoroughfare in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| urbanContext | densely built historic urban fabric ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural events
ⓘ
retail and hospitality ⓘ tourist attractions ⓘ |
| worldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear | 1995 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Castlehill Tenements