Fairmilehead - Izeria

Fairmilehead is a district of southern Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies approximately 3 miles (5 km) due south of the city centre and borders Midlothian. The area comprises the neighbourhoods of Buckstone, Caiyside, Caiystane, Swanston, Frogston and Winton. The centre of the area is the crossroads between Buckstone Terrace/Biggar Road and Frogston Road/Oxgangs Road where Fairmilehead Parish Church, a parish church of the Church of Scotland, is located. This area contains some of the most expensive houses in Edinburgh, with an average home value of £562,806 and the most expensive streets being Frogston Road West (average £810,000), Margaret Rose Crescent (£856,000) and Galachlaw Shot (£815,276). In 2017, the area was named by the Edinburgh Evening News as being in the top four 'happiest places to live in Edinburgh', with a 96% satisfaction rate. The eastern part of Fairmilehead contained the Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital from 1932 to 2002, when it was demolished to make way for new housing. Recently, the Scottish Water Fairmilehead water treatment works have been converted into housing built by Cala and David Wilson Homes. Scottish Water retain offices there, adjacent to the Charwood Grill restaurant (previously Tusitala Italian restaurant, which was named in recognition of Robert Louis Stevenson's connections with the area). The local school catchment areas are Buckstone Primary, Pentland Primary (non-denominational) and St Peter's RC Primary and for secondary schools Boroughmuir High, Firrhill High (non-denominational) and St Thomas Aquin's RC.
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Scottish Parliament by Gordon MacDonald MSP (Scottish National Party), United Kingdom Parliament (Westminster) by Ian Murray MP (Labour) On the City of Edinburgh Council (Colinton/Fairmilehead ward) by Cllrs Conor Savage (Labour), Neil Cuthbert (Conservative) and Jason Rust (Conservative)

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Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital

The Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital was a hospital in Fairmilehead, Edinburgh, opened in 1932 and closed in 2000. After closure, with services transferred to the new Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, it was demolished and the site sold for housing.

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Morton, Edinburgh

Morton is a locality and former barony, in Edinburgh, Scotland. King Robert I of Scotland rewarded Henry St Clair for his bravery with the gift of Pentland, Pentland Moor, Morton and Mortonhall. The St Clair family disposed of the Morton estate in the late 16th century. In 1630, Morton came into the ownership of William Rigg, whose son sold it to the Porterfield family of Comiston; it was later bought back by another son, and in 1789 it was sold to the Trotter family. Morton House was constructed in the 17th century incorporating parts of an earlier structure.

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Hunter's Tryst

Hunter's Tryst () is the name of a long-established inn in Edinburgh, Scotland; it has lent its name to the surrounding area, near Fairmilehead. The inn, once well outside Edinburgh's built-up area, was a popular leisure destination and was a meeting place of the Six Foot Club. The area was written about by Robert Louis Stevenson who, along with Sir Walter Scott were honorary members of the Six Foot Club (being too short to be full members). Today the inn is surrounded by modern housing estates and is next to a Morrisons supermarket. It is served by several Lothian Buses routes - services 5 and 27 commence or terminate at Hunter's Tryst , with services 4, 16 and Skylink 400 passing nearby. Hunter's Tryst was also formerly served by service 16 (now serving Colinton, Bonaly and Terminating at Torphin), service 17 (terminus was later changed to Craighouse and Granton before later being withdrawn), service 18 (running from Fort Kinnaird to Gyle Centre, later extended to Edinburgh Airport and renumbered to Skylink 400), service 32 (inner circle) and service 52 (outer circle) (Oxgangs - Wester Hailes - Granton - Leith - Portobello - Niddrie - Kaimes) which were partially replaced by service 18.

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Comiston

Comiston (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Chaluim, IPA:[ˈpaleˈxaɫ̪ɯim]) is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is south of Morningside and west of the Braid Hills, linking the suburbs of Oxgangs and Fairmilehead. The main road through the area, Comiston Road, is a continuation of Morningside Road, and further south becomes Biggar Road. It is classified as the A702 which runs eventually to Biggar. A part of Comiston Road has signage as Pentland Terrace, the name of a terrace of Victorian houses set back from, and above Comiston Road, with a roadway of its own immediately in front of the houses. Comiston House was owned by the Forrest baronets. Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, occupied it from 1837 to 1843. Its grounds now form Fairmilehead Public Park.

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