The Calders
The Calders is a residential neighbourhood in Edinburgh, Scotland – not to be confused with the Calders of West Lothian aka West Calder, Mid Calder and East Calder, three separate villages.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Calder”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wester Hailes Education Centre and Wester Hailes railway station.
Wester Hailes Education Centre
School
Wester Hailes High School is a mixed non-denominational high school in Wester Hailes, in the South-West suburb of Edinburgh. The current principal is David Young and the roll is about 303.
Wester Hailes railway station
Railway station
Photo: Signalhead, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wester Hailes railway station is a railway station opened in 1987 by British Rail serving Wester Hailes in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located on the Edinburgh branch of the West Coast Main Line, but is not served by inter-city services - these are provided via the Shotts Line of the SPT network.
Scott Russell Aqueduct
Bridge
Photo: Renata, Public domain.
The Scott Russell Aqueduct is an aqueduct carrying the Union Canal over the Edinburgh City Bypass, west of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bankhead and Sighthill.
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.
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.
Wester Hailes
Suburb
Photo: paul birrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wester Hailes is an area in the south west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Wester Hailes borders on Kingsknowe and Longstone to the east. Bankhead Industrial Estate and Sighthill Park lie to the north.
The Calders
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.91935° or 55° 55′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.29546° or 3° 17′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C7RWP93+PROpenStreetMap ID
node 3965249670OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q7720958
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In Other Languages
“The Calders” goes by many names.
- Basque: “The Calders”
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Notable Places Nearby
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