Fernieside is a suburb on the southern edge of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is very close to Craigour, which is just to its north and Ferniehill to the south. The suburb is 4 miles (6.5 km) southeast of the city centre. Laid out as public housing from 1947, many properties have been sold through right-to-buy legislation, while small private developments have been inserted to the north in the early 21st century.