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Bruntsfield is a largely residential area around Bruntsfield Place in Southern Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Bartholomew's Chronological map of Edinburgh
Path by Bruntsfield Links. The area is a favourite spot for dog-walkers and becomes an overspill area when crowds gather in the Meadows during warm Summer weather. The west section of the Links next to Whitehouse Loan, where a former school building (the original Boroughmuir School, later James Gillespie's School for Girls) has been converted to a University Hall of Residence, also attracts ...
Close-up of the Tollcross clock. The junction is formed by Earl Grey Street (an extension of Lothian Road originally named Wellington Street) to the north, Lauriston Place to the east, Brougham Street to the south-east (leading to Melville Drive which cuts through The Meadows), Home Street to the south (which leads to Bruntsfield), and West Tollcross to the west.
The Bruntsfield lands, held originally by the King's Sergeant, Richard Broune (hence Brounisfield, later Bruntsfield), were granted by Robert II to Alan de Lawdre in 1381. The Lauder family sold them to the merchant John Fairlie in 1603, whose family sold them in turn to Sir George Warrender, a Bailie and later Lord Provost of Edinburgh, in 1695.
Morningside is located approximately 1.6 miles (2.5 kilometres) south of Edinburgh's city centre. It is bordered by Bruntsfield to the north, the Grange to the north east, Blackford to the east, Comiston to the south, Greenbank to the south west, and Merchiston to the north west.
The EH postcode area, also known as the Edinburgh postcode area, [2] is a group of 55 postcode districts for post towns: Armadale, Balerno, Bathgate, Bo'ness ...
The Edinburgh urban area comprises the adjoined localities: Edinburgh, Musselburgh, and Wallyford.. This page lists residential areas of Edinburgh situated in the Edinburgh urban area.
Marchmont (Scottish Gaelic: Marc-Mhonadh [1]) is a mainly residential area of Edinburgh, Scotland.It lies roughly one mile to the south of the Old Town, separated from it by The Meadows and Bruntsfield Links.