Blackford is an area in the south of

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

, the capital city of

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. It is located near Morningside, and The Grange.

Blackford Hill Blackford Hill is a hill in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It is in the area of Blackford, between Morningside, and the Braid Hills. Together with the Hermitage of Braid, it comprises the Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill Loca ...

dominates the view to the south. The majority of the Blackford is now housing, mostly dating from the Victorian or

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eras. The local parish church of the

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is the

Reid Memorial Church The Reid Memorial Church is a church in Edinburgh. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland (in the Presbytery of Edinburgh) and is located in the Blackford area on the south side of the city. History After growing resentment within the ...

, which was opened in 1935.

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Bartholomew's ''Chronological map of Edinburgh'' (1919)

The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
{{Coord, 55, 55, 35.20, N, 3, 11, 10.94, W, display=title Areas of Edinburgh

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