Hailes Quarry Park

Hailes Quarry Park is a park in Edinburgh, Scotland. Hailes Quarry Park is situated nearby to Kingsknowe railway station, as well as near Wester Hailes Police Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kingsknowe railway station and HM Prison Edinburgh.

Kingsknowe railway station

Railway station

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Kingsknowe railway station is a railway station serving Kingsknowe in the Scottish city of Edinburgh. It is located on the Shotts Line from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts. Kingsknowe railway station is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Hailes Quarry Park.

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 2,800 feet northeast of Hailes Quarry Park.

Wester Hailes railway station

Railway station

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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. Wester Hailes railway station is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Hailes Quarry Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parkhead and Longstone.

Parkhead

Suburb

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Parkhead is a residential area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It was one of the smallest wards in the Edinburgh City Council before a reorganisation into larger multi-member wards in 2007; since then it has been part of the Sighthill/Gorgie ward.

Longstone

Suburb

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Longstone is a suburb of Edinburgh in Scotland. The area is primarily residential in nature, although the area includes several small shops, eateries and supermarkets, as well as one of the main bus depots for the city's buses.