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The New Town is a central area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.It was built in stages between 1767 and around 1850, and retains much of its original neo-classical and Georgian period architecture.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) The New Town, shown in light brown This is a list of Category A listed buildings in the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. For the main list, see List of Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh. Boundaries The New Town is defined here as the area shown ...
Edinburgh's Old Town and New Town together are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, [10] which has been managed by Edinburgh World Heritage since 1999. The city's historical and cultural attractions have made it the UK's second-most visited tourist destination, attracting 4.9 million visits, including 2.4 million from overseas in 2018.
The council area of Edinburgh covers 264 square kilometres (102 sq mi), and has a population of just under 500,000. Edinburgh is centred on the medieval Old Town and the Georgian New Town. To the north is the historic port of Leith, on the shore of the Firth of Forth which is now built up from Cramond to Portobello. The modern city now extends ...
The New Town Gardens are a collection of around 30 mostly private gardens and parks within the Edinburgh New Town Conservation Area spread across the New Town and the West End, listed as a heritage designation since March 2001. The gardens comprise a series of 18th and 19th century town gardens, squares and walks, established contemporaneously ...
Edinburgh: The New Town Church of Scotland serves Edinburgh's New Town, in Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland , formed on 1 February 2024 by the union of St Andrew's & St George's West and Greenside Church.
The Georgian House is an 18th-century townhouse situated at No. 7 Charlotte Square in the heart of the historic New Town of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland.It has been restored and furnished by the National Trust for Scotland, and is operated as a popular tourist attraction, with over 40,000 visitors annually.
An aerial view of St Andrew Square. St Andrew Square is a garden square in Edinburgh, Scotland located at the east end of George Street.. The construction of St Andrew Square began in 1772, [1] as the first part of the New Town, designed by James Craig.