West Craigs
West Craigs is a suburb in Edinburgh, Scotland. West Craigs is situated nearby to the neighborhood Maybury, as well as near the hamlet Turnhouse.Places of Interest
Highlights include Edinburgh Gateway station and The Gyle Shopping Centre.
Edinburgh Gateway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Edinburgh Gateway station is a railway station and interchange at Gogar in Edinburgh, Scotland, which opened on 11 December 2016. It is served by ScotRail and Edinburgh Trams, and serves both Gogar and Edinburgh Airport, to which it is connected by the tram line.
The Gyle Shopping Centre
Shopping center
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gyle Shopping Centre is a shopping centre located in the South Gyle area of Edinburgh, Scotland. The main centre has two anchor tenants, Marks & Spencer and Morrisons, at opposite ends of the shopping centre.
South Gyle railway station
Railway station
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Gyle railway station is a railway station serving South Gyle in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. The station was opened on 9 May 1985 by ScotRail alongside new housing in the area, and is located on the Fife Circle Line, 4+1⁄2 miles west of Edinburgh Waverley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maybury and Turnhouse.
Maybury
Neighborhood
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maybury is an area on the western edge of Edinburgh, Scotland, near South Gyle and Ingliston, named after the road, which is itself named after the civil engineer Sir Henry Maybury.
Turnhouse
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Turnhouse is a suburb in the Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located near to the villages of Maybury, Gogar, Cammo and West Craigs. The area is south east of Edinburgh Airport, and Turnhouse is also the name for the former Royal Air Force base, now closed, which dates back to the First World War and was the origin of the current civilian airport.
Gogar
Hamlet
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gogar is a predominantly rural area of Edinburgh, Scotland, located to the west of the city. It is not far from Gogarloch, Edinburgh Park and Maybury. The Fife Circle Line is to the north.
West Craigs
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb on the western periphery of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.94556° or 55° 56′ 44″ northLongitude
-3.32424° or 3° 19′ 27″ westElevation
161 feet (49 metres)Open location code
9C7RWMWG+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 3965249666OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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