Magdalen Asylum, Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Grid reference

NT 235 723 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

323500 672300

Latitude

55.93769954492613

Longitude

-3.2247782755500887

Altitude (metres)

55

County

Midlothian

Nearby places

St Luke's Ward, Edinburgh St C. (0.53 miles)

St David's Church, Edinburgh St Cuthberts (0.76 miles)

St Mary's Cathedral, Edinb. St Cuthberts (0.83 miles)

St Margaret's Convent, Edinb. St Cuthberts (0.96 miles)

St Giles Ward, Edinburgh St Giles (1.03 miles)

Object Classification

Other

Is linear feature?

No

Notes

Built in 1840 for 'fallen women' - prostitutes, those consigned there for various perceived sexual irregularities. It is now Springwell House, a podiatric clinic.

Relationships with other parishes

Within Edinburgh St Cuthberts, parish