Bankhead
Bankhead is a tram stop in Edinburgh, Scotland. Bankhead is situated nearby to the sports venue Forrester RFC, as well as near Forrester Sports Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forrester High School and South Gyle railway station.
Forrester High School
School
Forrester High School is a secondary school in the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. St Augustine's High School, an RC secondary, moved onto a shared campus with Forrester High School in January 2010. Previously the schools had been next to each other. Forrester High School is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Bankhead.
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. South Gyle railway station is situated 3,000 feet north of Bankhead.
St Augustine’s High School, Edinburgh
School
St. Augustine's High School, established in 1969, is a Roman Catholic secondary school serving the west of Edinburgh, Scotland, with approximately 840 pupils. St Augustine’s High School, Edinburgh is situated 1,400 feet north of Bankhead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bankhead and Forrester.
Bankhead
Neighborhood
Bankhead is a non-residential area of western Edinburgh, Scotland. It borders the Edinburgh City Bypass and Hermiston Gait to the west, the Calders neighbourhood to the south – accessed via a pedestrian underpass, Sighthill to the east, and South Gyle/Edinburgh Park to the north.
Forrester
Neighborhood
Forrester is a primarily residential area of Corstorphine, Edinburgh which has its own high school and rugby club. The closest railway stations are at South Gyle and Edinburgh Park, but it is itself wedged between the two railway lines.
Sighthill
Suburb
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sighthill is a suburb in the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The area is bordered by Broomhouse and Parkhead to the east, South Gyle to the north, the industrial suburb of Bankhead and the Calders neighbourhood to the west, and Wester Hailes to the south.
Bankhead
- Type: Tram stop
- Categories: railway stop, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.92882° or 55° 55′ 44″ northLongitude
-3.2938° or 3° 17′ 38″ westOperator
Edinburgh Trams Ltd.Network
Edinburgh TramsOpen location code
9C7RWPH4+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 2191555181OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=tram_stop
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