Merchiston
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Merchiston is a residential area around Merchiston Avenue in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland.
View towards Holy Corner from Colinton Road
Harrison Park East seen from West Bryson Road
Merchiston Tower
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Merchiston Tower, also known as Merchiston Castle, was probably built by Alexander Napier, the 2nd Laird of Merchiston around 1454. It serves as the seat for Clan Napier. It was the home of John Napier, the 8th Laird of Merchiston and the inventor of logarithms, who was born there in 1550.
Merchiston Tower as it appeared in 1829, showing the addition to the front made by the Merchiston Castle School, which occupied it at that time.
Images of Merchiston Tower as it appeared in 1883, after renovations done by the Merchiston Castle School.