Marchmont
Area of Edinburgh, Scotland
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Marchmont (Scottish Gaelic: Marc-Mhonadh) is a mainly residential area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies roughly one mile (1.5 kilometres) 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. In 1987, it was designated as a conservation area, the boundaries of which were extended in 1996 to include the Meadows, Bruntsfield Links and
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