Marchmont

Marchmont
Tenements with shops in Marchmont Road
Marchmont is located in the City of Edinburgh council area
Marchmont
Marchmont
Location within the City of Edinburgh council area
Marchmont is located in Scotland
Marchmont
Marchmont
Location within Scotland
OS grid referenceNT254721
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEdinburgh
Postcode districtEH9
Dialling code0131
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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Scottish Parliament
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UK
Scotland
55°56′12″N 3°11′40″W / 55.936540°N 3.1944412°W / 55.936540; -3.1944412

Marchmont (Scottish Gaelic: Marc-Mhonadh[1]) is a mainly residential area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies roughly one mile to the south of the Old Town, separated from it by The Meadows and Bruntsfield Links. To the west it is bounded by Bruntsfield; to the south-southwest by Greenhill and then Morningside; to the south-southeast by The Grange; and to the east by Sciennes.

The area is characterised by four- and five-storey tenements blocks built in the Scots Baronial style. Most of the area was developed in the 1870s and 1880s and there has been little change to its structure since then. Marchmont remains popular with older residents, young professionals and students. It was designated as a Conservation Area in 1987 along with Bruntsfield and the Meadows.[2]

  1. ^ "Am Faclair Beag". Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Review of the Marchmont, Meadows and Bruntsfield Conservation Area Character Appraisal". Planning Edinburgh.