Ashgrove Fields Substation

Ashgrove Fields Substation is an electrical substation in Midlothian, Scotland. Ashgrove Fields Substation is situated nearby to Straiton Pond Local Nature Reserve, as well as near the sports venue Eden Rock Edinburgh.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mavisbank House and Old Pentland Cemetery.

Mavisbank House

Ruins

Photo: Peter Gordon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mavisbank is a country house outside Loanhead, south of Edinburgh in Midlothian, Scotland. It was designed by architect William Adam in collaboration with his client, Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, and was constructed between 1723 and 1727. Mavisbank House is situated 1 mile southeast of Ashgrove Fields Substation.

Old Pentland Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Old Pentland Cemetery is a cemetery in Old Pentland, near Loanhead in Midlothian, Scotland. A category B listed building, the cemetery dates back to the early 17th century. Old Pentland Cemetery is situated 1 mile west of Ashgrove Fields Substation.

Gracemount High School

School

Photo: Kay Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gracemount High School is a non-denominational six-year comprehensive secondary school serving south-east Edinburgh, Scotland. It has a current roll of over 600 pupils and around 80 staff. Gracemount High School is situated 1¼ miles north of Ashgrove Fields Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loanhead and Burdiehouse.

Loanhead

Town

Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loanhead is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, in a commuter belt to the south of Edinburgh, and close to Roslin, Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith. The town was built on coal and oil shale mining, and the paper industries.

Burdiehouse

Suburb

Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burdiehouse; Scots: Burdiehoose, is an area in the south east of Edinburgh, Scotland, near Gilmerton, Gracemount and Southhouse. The name may be a corruption of the name Bordeaux, from French immigrants who lived in the area.

Kaimes

Neighborhood

Kaimes is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Centred on the Kaimes junction which nowadays links to Straiton Junction of the Edinburgh City Bypass, it is south of Alnwickhill, east of Mortonhall, north of Heritage Grange and Burdiehouse and west of Gracemount and Southhouse.

Ashgrove Fields Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.88682° or 55° 53′ 13″ north

Longitude

-3.15225° or 3° 9′ 8″ west

Operator

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks

Open location code

9C7RVRPX+P3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9142588697

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Straiton Pond Local Nature Reserve and Eden Rock Edinburgh.

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