Camp Hill is a small hill

Hill

A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...

 on the Halifax Peninsula

Halifax Peninsula

The Halifax Peninsula is a community and planning area located in the urban core of Halifax Regional Municipality in the province of Nova Scotia. Halifax Peninsula is home to Downtown Halifax, the financial and economic heart of the region, which was also the site of the original settlement and...

, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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. Historically, much of the hill was part of the Halifax Common

Halifax Common

The Halifax Common, in local popular usage more often referred to as the Commons, is a Canadian urban park in the community of Halifax in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality...

, and is today home to a number of public institutions. The topography of the area has been greatly altered over time, with the construction of large hospital

Hospital

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 and high school

High school

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 buildings. The Camp Hill area is roughly enclosed within two city blocks; the Camp Hill Cemetery

Camp Hill Cemetery

In 1844 Camp Hill Cemetery on Robie Street in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada replaced the city's first cemetery known as the Old Burying Ground that had been established almost 100 years earlier in 1749...

, and the block bounded by Robie Street

Robie Street

Robie Street is a north-south artery, street and provincial road that runs for 7 kilometres within the Halifax Peninsula area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, from Memorial Drive in the North End Halifax, to Gorsebrook Avenue in the South End. The street in most places is 4 lanes wide with a...

, Summer Street, Bell Road, and Veterans Memorial Lane (originally the eastern terminus of Jubilee Road, renamed in 1999).

Present

• QEII Health Sciences Centre, Infirmary site (originally Camp Hill Medical Centre)
  • Abbie J. Lane Memorial Building
  • Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Building
  • Halifax Infirmary
    • Emergency & Trauma Centre (under construction)
• Queen Elizabeth High School
  Queen Elizabeth High School (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
  Queen Elizabeth High School was established in September 1942, at the corner of Bell Road and Robie Street, on Camp Hill, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. "QEH" was always known for its high academic standards, competitive sports teams and distinguished extra-curricular activities such as the annual Model...
  
   (currently disused)
• CBC Television
  CBC Television
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   Halifax studios
• Camp Hill Cemetery
  Camp Hill Cemetery
  In 1844 Camp Hill Cemetery on Robie Street in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada replaced the city's first cemetery known as the Old Burying Ground that had been established almost 100 years earlier in 1749...