HM Prison Edinburgh
HMP Edinburgh 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Prison
- Description: prison in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “HMP Edinburgh”
- Address: 33 Stenhouse Road, Edinburgh, EH11 3LN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kingsknowe railway station and Slateford railway station.
Kingsknowe railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3,300 feet south of HM Prison Edinburgh.
Slateford railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Slateford railway station is a railway station serving Slateford in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts. Slateford railway station is situated 3,600 feet east of HM Prison Edinburgh.
Slateford Aqueduct
Bridge
Photo: Jamesx12345, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Slateford Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Union Canal over the Water of Leith at Slateford, Edinburgh, Scotland. Completed in 1822, it has eight arches and spans a length of 500 feet. Slateford Aqueduct is situated 2,800 feet southeast of HM Prison Edinburgh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longstone and Saughton.
Longstone
Suburb
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
Stenhouse
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stenhouse is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies to the west of the City Centre, adjacent to Whitson and Saughton Mains and close to Broomhouse and Chesser.
HM Prison Edinburgh
- Categories: HM Prison and government building
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.92765° or 55° 55′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.26115° or 3° 15′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C7RWPHQ+3GOpenStreetMap ID
way 4891905OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonWikidata ID
Q5635169
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Hebrew to Spanish—“HM Prison Edinburgh” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “בית הסוהר סאוטון”
- Spanish: “Prision de Edimburgo”
- Spanish: “Prisión de Edimburgo”
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Highlights include Murray Burn and The Party Place.
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