PENN-i-cook) is a town and former burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River North Esk. It lies on the A701 midway between Edinburgh and Peebles, east of the Pentland Hills.
Population: 17,011
Latitude: 55° 49' 52.18" N
Longitude: -3° 13' 33.89" W
Ratho Station is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is located south of Edinburgh Airport; the community has a population of approximately 600. About 300 houses are within the village limit. The name derives from the closed railway s…
Powderhall is an area lying between Broughton Road and Warriston Road in the north of Edinburgh, the Scottish capital. Until recently it was best known for Powderhall Stadium, a greyhound racing track, which has now closed. The stadium also played h…
The Potterrow Mandela Centre or Potterrow Student Centre is a students' union building in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Piershill is a suburb of north east Edinburgh, Scotland, in the shadow of Arthur's Seat.
Niddry Castle is a fourteenth-century tower house near Winchburgh, West Lothian, Scotland.
Newtongrange railway station is a station to be opened as part of the future Waverley Line, a line to be reopened between Edinburgh and Tweedbank, just beyond Galashiels. The new station is on a site south of the original station. There is a planned…
Newcraighall (Scots: Newcraighauch, Scottish Gaelic: Talla na Creige Nuadh) is a southeastern suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. A former mining village, its prosperity was based on the Midlothian coalfields and in particular the now closed Monktonhall …
Newbattle (from Neubotle, i.e. new dwelling) is a village in Midlothian, in the ancient Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Andrews, about seven miles from Edinburgh. There was an abbey there founded about 1140, being the second of the six Cistercian Mona…
Musselburgh railway station is a railway station serving the town of Musselburgh, East Lothian near Edinburgh in Scotland. It was opened in 1988 and is located on the East Coast Main Line and is served by the North Berwick Line, 5¼ miles (8 km) east…
Mortonhall is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, on the south edge of the city.
Moredun is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
Michael Paul Fourman FBCS (born 12 September 1950) is Professor of Computer Systems at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, UK, and was Head of the School of Informatics from 2001–2009.
Lochrin is a small area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is in the south-west corner of the city centre, to the west of Tollcross, and south of Fountainbridge. Lochrin contains a wide mixture of retail shops, leisure facilities, other busin…
Holy Corner is a colloquial name for a small area of Edinburgh, Scotland, and (along with Church Hill) is part of the area more properly known as Burghmuirhead, itself part of the lands of Greenhill.
Greendykes is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is a fairly large council scheme, which consists mostly of low-rise flats but also houses two 14 storey tower blocks (Greendykes House and Wauchope House). It is sometimes considered t…
Gogarloch is a residential area within South Gyle, Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies near South Gyle railway station and South Gyle Broadway, 4 1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) west of the city centre.
Glentress Forest is located near Peebles in the Scottish Borders, about 30 miles south of Edinburgh.
Firrhill High School is a state-run secondary school located in the South West of Edinburgh, Scotland. The school was established in 1960, being unveiled by the city's Lord Provost.