What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Grange, 88 Strathearn Road, St Margaret's Tower as House (19th Century), Nunnery (20th 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.
St Margaret's Tower is associated with St Margaret of Scotland, a 11th-century queen known for her piety and role in Christianizing the Scottish court; local tradition may link the site to her legacy, though specific cures or rituals connected to the location are not well documented.
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Places near here
Edinburgh, Strathearn Road, Gillis CentreNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 42 yd
Edinburgh, 113 Whitehouse Loan, St Margaret's Convent, ChapelChapel (19th Century) · 108 yd
Edinburgh, 113a Whitehouse Loan, Gillis CollegeNunnery (19th Century), School (19th Century) (1861) · 115 yd
Edinburgh, Thirlestane Road, Warrender Public BathsBaths (19th Century), Swimming Pool (19th Century) · 160 yd
Edinburgh, 102b Whitehouse Loan, Warrender ChurchHall (19th Century) · 272 yd
Edinburgh, Grange Cemetery, with Boundary Walls and RailingsCemetery (19th Century) · 545 yd
Canaan Park...Visitor information · 556 yd
Grange CemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 633 yd
Bruntsfield Links Golf CourseVisitor information · 776 yd
Edinburgh Castle from Christ Church SpireCastle, fort or tower · 790 yd
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Museum of FireHeritage place · 1326 yd