Blackford is an area in the south of

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, 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 ...

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, which was opened in 1935. It is home to the

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campus of

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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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