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Barnton House c.1870. Barnton (Scottish Gaelic: Baile an t-Sabhail) is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the north-west of the city, between Cramond and Corstorphine Hill and west of Davidsons Mains. Part of the area was traditionally known as "Cramond Muir" in reference to Cramond to the north. [1]
Davidson's Mains is a former village and now a district in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] It is adjacent to the districts of Barnton, Cramond, Silverknowes, Blackhall and Corbiehill/House O'Hill. It was absorbed into Edinburgh as part of the boundary changes in 1920 and is part of the EH4 postcode area.
To the north was a goods yard which had a loading bank and a goods shed. The signal box, which opened with the station, was to the east. After Barnton village was developed, the station's name was changed to Barnton on 1 April 1903. [1] The station closed on 7 May 1951. [2] [3]
The station opened as Barnton Gate on 1 March 1894 by the Caledonian Railway. The station's name was changed to Davidson's Mains on 1 April 1903. To the southeast was Davidson's Mains Goods Yard. It was located next to Barnton House instead of Davidson's Mains, which was to the southeast. The station closed on 7 May 1951 [1] along with the line ...
The Palace of Holyroodhouse (/ ˈ h ɒ l ɪ r uː d / or / ˈ h oʊ l ɪ r uː d /), [1] commonly known as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland.Located at the bottom of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, at the opposite end to Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood has served as the principal royal residence in Scotland since the 16th century, and is a setting for state ...
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The management of the gardens is governed by a Local Act of Parliament, the Regent, Royal and Carlton Terrace Gardens, Edinburgh Order Confirmation Act 1970, which received Royal Assent in May 1970, based on the original Contract of Feu of 1836. [8] [6] The gardens are looked after by the Regent Royal and Carlton Terrace Gardens Association. [1]
The Caledonian Railway lines to Edinburgh started with the main line that reached Edinburgh in 1848 as part of its route connecting the city with Glasgow and Carlisle. The potential of the docks at Granton and Leith led to branch line extensions, and residential development encouraged branch lines in what became the suburbs of Edinburgh.