Carrick Knowe Drive
Carrick Knowe Drive is an electrical substation in Edinburgh, Scotland. Carrick Knowe Drive is situated nearby to Union Park, as well as near the pitch Corstorphine Cougars RFC.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corstorphine Old Parish Church and HM Prison Edinburgh.
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. Corstorphine Old Parish Church is situated 2,600 feet northwest of Carrick Knowe Drive.
HM Prison Edinburgh
Prison
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
HMP Edinburgh is a prison in Scotland. It is located in the west of Edinburgh on the main A71, in an area now known as Stenhouse, and, although never named as such, has commonly been known as Saughton Prison from the old name for the general area. HM Prison Edinburgh is situated 3,900 feet southeast of Carrick Knowe Drive.
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 1 mile west of Carrick Knowe Drive.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrick Knowe and Saughton.
Carrick Knowe
Neighborhood
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carrick Knowe is a suburb in the west of Edinburgh in Scotland, 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, Carrick Knowe Golf Course to the east, and Saughton Road North to the west.
Saughton
Suburb
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saughton is a suburb of the west of Edinburgh, Scotland, bordering Broomhouse, Stenhouse, Longstone and Carrick Knowe. In Lowland Scots, a "sauch" is a willow.
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.
Carrick Knowe Drive
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.93548° or 55° 56′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.27441° or 3° 16′ 28″ westOperator
SP Energy NetworksOpen location code
9C7RWPPG+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 8041979748
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Union Park and Corstorphine Cougars RFC.
Nearby Places
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