Kaimes Wood

Kaimes Wood is an evergreen forest in Edinburgh, Scotland. Kaimes Wood is situated nearby to the village Kirknewton, as well as near the hamlet Haggs.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kirknewton railway station and Haltoun House.

Kirknewton railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.

Kirknewton railway station is a railway station serving the village of Kirknewton in West Lothian, Scotland, Opened as Kirknewton in February 1848, the station was renamed Midcalder and Kirknewton after two months, before becoming Midcalder in 1855.

Haltoun House

Archaeological site

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Haltoun House, usually known as Hatton House, was a Scottish baronial mansion set in a park, with extensive estates in the vicinity of Ratho, in the west of Edinburgh City Council area, Scotland.

Kirknewton

Aerodrome

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Royal Air Force Kirknewton, otherwise known as RAF Kirknewton, is a Royal Air Force station at Whitemoss, a mile south east of Kirknewton, West Lothian, Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balerno and East Calder.

Balerno

Town

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balerno is a village on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 8 miles south-west of the city centre, next to Currie and then Juniper Green. Traditionally in the county of Midlothian it now administratively falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council.

East Calder

Town

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Calder is a village located in West Lothian, Scotland, about one mile east of Mid Calder and one mile west of Wilkieston. It forms part of 'the Calders, three small neighbouring communities situated west of Edinburgh and south of the town of Livingston.

Kirknewton

Village

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Kirknewton is a village formerly in the county of Midlothian and, since 1975, in West Lothian, Scotland. The population of the Kirknewton Community Council district is 2200, which includes the village and surrounding areas.

Kaimes Wood

Type: Evergreen forest
Category: forest
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.881° or 55° 52′ 52″ north

Longitude

-3.3979° or 3° 23′ 53″ west

Open location code

9C7RVJJ2+CR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 294742994

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kaimes Landfill Site and Kaimes Hill.

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