What is recorded here
A Portobello church tower is a castle, fort or tower in City of Edinburgh, Scotland. Perhaps it stood as a watchful sentinel over the harbour, guiding ships or warning of storms. Maybe its stones absorbed generations of prayers, trades and whispered fears. Imagine a climber touching the brick at dawn, feeling the city breathe through the tower's hollow chambers.
A named place photographed at this map point in City of Edinburgh.
A Portobello church tower is part of the historic St Cuthbert's Church, originally built in the 17th century and later rebuilt in the 19th century; it is important as a local landmark and example of ecclesiastical architecture in the City of Edinburgh.
Places near here
St. John's Roman Catholic Church, Portobello, EdinburghChurch, cross or graveyard · 49 yd
Edinburgh, Portobello, 35 Brighton Place, St John the Evangelist Roman Catholic ChurchChapel (19th Century) - (20th Century) (1826)-(1905), Church (20th Century) (1906) · 74 yd
Edinburgh, Sandford Gardens, GeneralGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 95 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Edinburgh, Portobello, 147 High Street, Town HallTown Hall (20th Century) · 117 yd
Welcome to Rosefield ParkVisitor information · 242 yd
Bikes and a Signpost at Portobello BeachBeach · 449 yd
Portobello, Figgate LaneNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 450 yd
Edinburgh, Portobello, Bridge StreetNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 458 yd
Prince Of Wales FountainHeritage attraction · 465 yd
Portobello Beach from the end of the groyneBeach · 587 yd
Dr. Hugh Dewar Memorial FountainMemorial · 587 yd
Edinburgh Jewish Soldiers MemorialMemorial · 1462 ydOther information
Photo: Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0