Saughton

Saughton is a suburb of the west of , Scotland, bordering , , and . In Lowland Scots, a "sauch" is a willow.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: suburb of the west of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Baile nan Seileach”

Places of Interest

Highlights include HM Prison Edinburgh and Kingsknowe railway station.

Prison
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HMP Edinburgh is a prison in Scotland. It is located in the west of on the main A71, in an area now known as , and, although never named as such, has commonly been known as Saughton Prison from the old name for the general area.

Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station serving in the city of . It is located on the Shotts Line from to via .

Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station serving in the city of , . It is located on the Shotts Line from to via .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stenhouse and Broomhouse.

Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb of , the capital of . It lies to the west of the City Centre, adjacent to Whitson and Saughton Mains and close to and .

Suburb
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is a district of , . Although on the lands of Old Saughton, its name is adopted from an estate which lay to the north of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.

Neighborhood
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is a suburb in the west of in , located approximately 3 miles from the city centre. It is bordered by Tyler's Acre to the north, the Glasgow/Aberdeen railway line to the south, Golf Course to the east, and Saughton Road North to the west.

Saughton

Latitude
55.93029° or 55° 55′ 49″ north
Longitude
-3.26808° or 3° 16′ 5″ west
Elevation
174 feet (53 metres)
Open location code
9C7RWPJJ+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2496696330
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13266063
Wiki­data ID
Q7427216
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Saughton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Saughton”
  • Irish: “Baile nan Seileach”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile nan Seileach”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Saughton”
  • Urdu: “ساٹن”
  • “Baile nan Seileach”
  • “Saughton”
  • “Saughton - Baile nan Seileach”

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