National Gallery of Scotland

Practical tourist information

Address, contact information

The Mound
Edinburgh
EH2 2EL
Official website: National Galleries of Scotland
Tel: +44 0131 624 6200

Opening times

Normal opening hours
Open Daily: 10am - 5pm
Thursday: 10am - 7pm

1 August to 3 September
Open Daily: 10am - 6pm
Thursday: 10am - 7pm

Closed 25 and 26 December, New Years Day open 12noon - 5pm

Some things to remember when visiting the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh:

Tickets: Entrance price varies from exhibition to exhibition.

The information on this page was last checked for accuracy in July 2005. Please check the official National Galleries of Scotland website for up to date information.

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Origin of 'Edinburgh'

Tourists have problems with the name of Edinburgh. The most common writings include 'edinburg', 'edinborough', 'edimburgh', 'edinbourgh', 'ediburgh', 'edinbugh', 'edinboro', etc.

According to the Scottish Place Names dictionary, the name Edinburgh means 'Fort of the Rock Face'. The 'edin' part comes from Scottish Gaelic and means 'rock face', while 'burgh' comes from Old English meaning stronghold.

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