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Edinburgh, Blackford Hill, Observatory Road, the Royal Observatory, Astronomer's House

House (19th Century)
Edinburgh, Blackford Hill, Observatory Road, the Royal Observatory, Astronomer's House
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Blackford Hill, Observatory Road, the Royal Observatory, Astronomer's House as House (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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