HM Prison Edinburgh
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.- 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.92765° or 55° 55′ 40″ north
Longitude
-3.26115° or 3° 15′ 40″ west
Open location code
9C7RWPHQ+3G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover HM Prison Edinburgh from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Party Place and Carrickvale Community Centre.
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