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Merchiston Castle School is an independent school for boys in the suburb of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has around 470 pupils and is open to boys between the ages of 7 and 18 as either boarders or day pupils; it was modelled after English public schools. It is divided into Merchiston Juniors (ages 7–13), Middle Years (ages 13–16) and a Sixth Form.
In May 1833, Charles Chalmers took a lease of Merchiston Castle (the former home of John Napier, the inventor of logarithms) — which at that time stood in rural surroundings — and opened his academy, starting with thirty boys.
Over time, the number of pupils grew and the Merchiston Castle became too small to accommodate the school. In 1930, the governors decided to move the school to Colinton House four miles south-west of Edinburgh in Colinton.
Three years later, in 1933, Merchiston celebrated its centenary, attended by the Duke and Duchess of York. Fifty years on, in 1983, at a time of further expansion and with 350 boys on the roll, their daughter, now Queen Elizabeth II, visited the school for its 150th anniversary.
Merchiston Castle or Merchiston Tower was probably built by Alexander Napier, the second Laird of Merchiston around 1454. It serves as the seat for Clan Napier. It is perhaps most notable for being the home of John Napier, the 8th Laird of Merchiston, inventor of logarithms who was born there in 1550.
The lands surrounding the castle were acquired in 1438 by Alexander Napier, the first Laird of Merchiston, and remained in the Napier family for most of the following five centuries.
Merchiston Castle was probably built as a country house, but its strategic position and the turbulent political situation required it to be heavily fortified – with some walls as much as six feet thick – and it was frequently under siege. During restoration in the 1960s, a 26-pound cannonball was found embedded in the Tower, thought to date from the struggle in 1572 between Mary, Queen of Scots, and supporters of her son, James VI.
In 1659, the castle was sold to Ninian Lowis, in whose family it remained until 1729, when it was sold to the governors of George Watson's Hospital (the Merchant Company of Edinburgh). The tower was reacquired by the Napier of Merchiston family when Francis Napier, 6th Lord Napier bought it in 1752.
Coordinates: 55°56′11″N 3°12′34″W / 55.9365°N 3.2095°W / 55.9365; -3.2095
Merchiston is a prosperous, mainly residential area in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The housing is primarily a mixture of large, late Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian villas – several of the latter by Edward Calvert – together with a smaller number of Victorian tenements and some relatively large, early-20th century villas. In recent years many of these villas have been subjected to development with blocks of flats being built in their once expansive gardens and the original houses themselves being divided into small numbers of flats.
A campus forming a major part of Edinburgh Napier University is in the area; it includes Merchiston Tower (or Castle), once the home of John Napier, 8th Laird of Merchiston and the inventor of logarithms. The university also uses a variety of other buildings in this and surrounding areas, such as former schools and churches, some of which would otherwise have been demolished or made into further flats. The tower was sold by the Honourable John Scott Napier, 14th Laird of Merchiston in 1914 to the Merchiston Castle School board who used it up until 1930 when the school moved to a new site at Colinton (whilst retaining the Merchiston Castle name).
We are embarking on our biggest sporting development at Merchiston for a generation. We are upgrading our sports facilities with a number of major improvements.
Merchiston is the only boys’ independent boarding and day school in Scotland offering the English curriculum, and has a global, outward-looking dimension. The School takes pride in specializing in the education of boys and preparing them for the world, developing aspirational, and sensitive, yet gentle-men! “A balanced curriculum, excellent pastoral care and a high A Level pass rate make Merchiston one of the UK’s leading independent schools.” www.ukboardingschools.com. Filmed May 2015
Match highlights from Strathallan's narrow defeat to Merchiston on September 12th.
Partido contra Merchiston Castle School y discursos tercer tiempo.
Merchiston Castle School talk to British Tennis after winning the 2014 Year 8 Aegon Team Tennis National Title in Bolton
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Student Mentor Laura introduces the main areas of the Merchiston Campus, part of Edinburgh Napier University.
1. Scottish pipe band marching through the park 2. Men dressed in traditional kilts 3. Drummer boys 4. Muscovites come to watch Festival of Scottish culture 5. Various of bag pipe band playing and people applauding 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) McLaud: "I think that the Scottish culture is a very distinctive culture and Russians, they admire this point about it, that we are individualistic and that we have had our traditions for many centuries. And they look at our traditions with some kind of regard and respect. And I've noticed that they enjoy our Scottish music very much." 9. Men compete in hurling end-over-end of a tapered fir pole 10. Crowd of onlookers 11. Weight throwing 12. Russian man dressed in kilt walking with a stone 13. Measuring of the throw 14. Russian man effo...
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- Nuclear bunker desguised as a farmhouse in the Scottish country side. Now decommissioned. While most of us would be running around like headless chickens on the surface, they would be sealed up safe below, I wonder if they'd trully be happy that they survived the blast or not! Great place, would recommend any one go see it!
Professor George Stonehouse, Dean, Edinburgh Napier University Business School, discusses outcome-based leadership.
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Former Merchiston Castle School pupil Jamie Mayer reflects on his time at the school.
Partido contra Merchiston Castle School y discursos tercer tiempo.
Merchiston Castle School talk to British Tennis after winning the 2014 Year 8 Aegon Team Tennis National Title in Bolton
Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh, UK. Promotional Trailer.
A Graduation Address given at Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh Saturday 30 June 2012
1998 Scottish Schools Cup Final 1st Half Merchiston Castle 13: 0 Edinburgh Academy