Lochend - Izeria

Lochend est une banlieue résidentielle d'Édimbourg en Écosse.

1. Géographie

Lochend est situé dans la partie ouest de Restalrig, à la frontière entre Leith et The Canongate (en) , à environ trois kilomètres du centre-ville d'Édimbourg.

1. Histoire

Lochend doit son nom à Lochend Castle (en) et au loch adjacent. Cette banlieue se compose en grande partie d'un lotissement public datant des années 1930 et est délimitée à l'ouest par Easter Road. Le loch Lochend est alimenté par des sources souterraines. Il était autrefois utilisé pour l'approvisionnement en eau courante de Leith, mais a été partiellement comblé dans les années 1960 pour réduire la profondeur de l'eau pour des raisons de sécurité. Il est maintenant clôturé et partiellement envahi. Il forme un élément central de Lochend Park (en). À proximité, le château de Lochend a été en grande partie démoli au XVIe siècle et les éléments conservés datent du XIXe siècle. Un colombier du XVIe se dresse dans le parc de Lochend. Jacques IV est venu à Lochend pour chasser la sauvagine en septembre 1507.

1. Personnalité

John Campbell (1807-1855), officier, y est né.

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Lochend, Edinburgh

Lochend is a mainly residential suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is named after Lochend Castle and the adjacent Lochend Loch, located in the western part of Restalrig, approximately two miles from Edinburgh city centre. The suburb consists largely of a 1930s public housing estate, and is bounded on the west by Easter Road. Lochend Loch is fed from underground springs. With no outlet stream, it was once used for a piped water supply to Leith but was partially filled in the 1960s to reduce water depth for safety reasons, and is now fenced and partly overgrown, providing a wildlife area. It forms a central feature of Lochend Park. Nearby, Lochend Castle was largely demolished in the 16th century, but surviving elements of it form part of the 19th century Lochend House. A 16th century beehive doocot, associated with the castle, stands in Lochend Park. James IV of Scotland came to the Lochend to hunt wildfowl in September 1507, and four men were paid to row a boat on the "loch of Restalrig" to start the birds.

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Lochend House

Lochend House, also known as Restalrig Castle and Lochend Castle, is an occupied house, incorporating the remains of a 16th-century L-plan tower house, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located in the Lochend area, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Edinburgh Castle. The house is protected as a category B listed building.

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Meadowbank Stadium railway station

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Old Meadowbank

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