West Edinburgh
The west of Edinburgh is the area you traverse coming from the airport or Glasgow towards city centre. It's a modern low-rise tract of suburbs, retail and light industry that could be on the edge of any British city, but it has accommodation, the zoo, and Murrayfield rugby stadium.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: territory
- Description: western part of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Edinburgh/West”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Corstorphine Hill and Clermiston Tower, Corstorphine Hill, Edinburgh.
Corstorphine Hill
Peak
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Corstorphine Hill is a low ridge-shaped hill rising above the western suburbs of Edinburgh, Scotland. Although there has been residential and commercial development on its lower slopes, especially in the south and west, most of the hill is occupied by a local nature reserve, consisting of extensive broadleaf woodland, accessible to the public.
Corstorphine Old Parish Church
Church
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corstorphine Old Parish Church, formerly St. John's Collegiate Church, is at the old centre of Corstorphine, a village incorporated to the west area of Edinburgh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balgreen and Murrayfield.
Balgreen
Suburb
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balgreen is a suburb of Edinburgh, located approximately two miles west of the city centre, most commonly known for its primary school, Balgreen Primary.
Murrayfield
Suburb
Photo: Vclaw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Murrayfield is an area to the west of Edinburgh city centre in Scotland. It is to the east of Corstorphine and north of Balgreen, Saughtonhall and Roseburn.
Broomhouse
Suburb
Photo: Saa91, Public domain.
Broomhouse is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland. 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.
West Edinburgh
Latitude
55.94199° or 55° 56′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.27032° or 3° 16′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C7RWPRH+QVWikidata ID
Q14214706
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Satellite Map
Discover West Edinburgh from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Hebrew to Italian—“West Edinburgh” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “אדינבורו/מערב העיר”
- Italian: “Edimburgo ovest”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Carrick Knowe and Corstorphine.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “West Edinburgh”. Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.