Saughton - Izeria

Saughton () is a suburb of the west of Edinburgh, Scotland, bordering Broomhouse, Stenhouse, Longstone and Carrick Knowe. In Lowland Scots, a "sauch" is a willow. The Water of Leith flows by here. It is the location of HM Prison Edinburgh, known colloquially as "Saughton Prison", in the south of the district. The A71 road, one of the main city arteries, runs through the area – it is known here as Calder Road, becoming Stenhouse Road and Gorgie Road further east. Saughton Park, a large public park, has facilities including Scotland's largest skatepark; it is located on the opposite side of Stenhouse from the core of the Saughton neighbourhood. Actually situated in the Broomhouse area and fronting onto Broomhouse Drive, Saughton House is a large Government office, built in the 1950s, which houses the Scottish Government, Scottish Courts Service, and a number of other Government offices.

1. Transport


1. = Tram =

Saughton tram stop is located close to the junction of Broomhouse Drive and Saughton Road North, adjacent to the main railway lines though the area (the Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line is joined by the Fife Circle Line here).

1. = Buses =

Lothian Buses 3, 25, 34, 35 (Calder Road) 1, 2, 22 (Broomhouse Drive/ Stenhouse Drive) McGill's Scotland East X22 (Calder Road)

1. Notable residents

William Stevenson (1772–1829), Scottish nonconformist preacher and writer. Graeme Souness (1953), retired Scottish footballer and manager Baird baronets of Saughton Hall

1. Saughton cemetery

Notable interments:

Louis Deuchars, sculptor

1. References


1. External links

HM Prison Edinburgh Saughton Skatepark

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HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland

His Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (commonly HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland) was established in 1981, following recommendations of the May Committee report of 1979. The Inspectorate is directly funded by the Scottish Government. As of July 2018, His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland is Wendy Sinclair-Gieben.

Government

HM Prison Edinburgh

HMP Edinburgh is located in the west of Edinburgh on the main A71, in an area now known as Stenhouse, and, although never named as such, has commonly been known as Saughton Prison from the old name for the general area. The prison is situated on the edge of a predominantly residential area and has good transport and road links to the city centre, which provides good access both for local courts and prison visitors. The building of the prison began on 31 July 1914 with the first prisoner being received in 1919. The prison consists of four halls: Glenesk, Hermiston, Ingliston and Ratho. The prison receives inmates from the courts in Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Borders. The prison manages adult male individuals including those on remand, short term sentences (serving less than four years), long term sentences (serving four years or more), life sentence prisoners and extended sentence prisoners (Order for Lifelong Restriction).

Police

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Saughton railway station

Saughton railway station served the suburb of Saughton, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1842 to 1921 on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.

Landmark Train

Stenhouse, Edinburgh

Stenhouse is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies to the west of the City Centre, adjacent to Whitson and Saughton Mains and close to Broomhouse and Chesser. It is a mainly residential area. The area derives its name from the Stanhope or Stenhope family who held land and mills near the Water of Leith from 1511 to 1621. Early references are variously to Stennop Milne (1576), Stanehope mylnes (1578), Stanehopps (1585), Stenhopmilne (1630) until, in 1773, the name Stenhouse Mill appears. The oldest building, now known as Stenhouse Mansion, lies to the south of the area. The house was probably originally built by the Stenhopes but it was substantially rebuilt and extended by Patrick Ellis, an Edinburgh burgess and merchant, in 1623 according to the datestone over the main entrance with his initials and the Ellis heraldry, as described by George Mackenzie. It was restored in 1964 and used as a centre for conservation of paintings and carved stones for Historic Scotland until 2009 and now is maintained by the National Trust for Scotland. Around five hundred houses were built at Stenhouse between 1930 and 1936 by the City Architect Ebenezer MacRae, mainly two-storey flatted blocks but with three-storey tenements to the north-west. The area was provided with shops at Stenhouse Cross (originally a crossroad but now a roundabout) and a school, Stenhouse Primary. on Saughton Mains Street. From November 1953, 287 (4th Edinburgh) Squadron, of the Air Training Corps, was based at its drill hall in the extreme north-west of Stenhouse, next to the Edinburgh/Glasgow railway line. In 2008, the Squadron was forced to move to make way for the Edinburgh Trams line but it relocated to new premises on Stevenson Drive, adjacent to Saughton Enclosure, in 2010. In recognition of its connection with Stenhouse, the Squadron was renamed 287 (Stenhouse) Squadron in 2012. Another part of Edinburgh – a hamlet east of Liberton now referred to as Ellen's Glen – was once also known as Stenhouse probably after an ancient stone-built house in the area.

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