Welcome! - to A History of the Craigleith Hill District (Edinburgh), Scotland, edited by Alan Ross updates 16th March 2010
The history centres around Craigleith Quarry, famous for its sandstone, see menu Geology of Craigleith Hill as well as areas immediately adjacent to it, see menu History of Craigleith Hill. If you click on Sitemap, on the menu to the left, you will see a list of the locations discussed on this site.
The only face of Craigleith Quarry now visible,is designated a Regionally Interesting Geological
Site
(RIGS)
is situated at the West side of the Retail Park, recently renamed THE QUARRY, behind
Sainsbury's superstore.
Visitors to this area should book in at the information desk just inside the front entrance of Sainsbury's.
Unfortunately the RIGS site is not accessible between April and October 2010 due to alterations taking place at the store.
The history includes
many photographs, maps and plans of the surrounding
residential area as well as the Royal Victoria Hospital and the
Western General Hospital.
Much of the material
was found via internet sites as well as archive material from
various libraries in Edinburgh. Some of the material
was supplied by residents living or who have lived in
the area.
All of the material is acknowledged and I would appreciate you not using it unless you ask permission. I am continually looking for information on the district and if you have details/stories/photographs on Craigleith's past I would appreciate you contacting me at alanross@blueyonder.co.uk
Modern day photographs of Edinburgh from the Craigleith district:
Taken by Alan Ross
Click on Photographs - Modern Day for more modern photographs
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