Craigcrook

Craigcrook is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, best known for Craigcrook Castle. It is fairly affluent, and lies on the north east slopes of Corstorphine Hill. It is near Clerwood, and Blackhall. Davidson's Mains lies to the north, separated from the district by the A90 - Queensferry Road.

Apart from Craigcrook Castle and a few isolated farm buildings the area was featureless until 1920, when it became part of the several open lands (including Craigentinny and Drylaw) acquired by the then Edinburgh Corporation and used for low density bungalow development. The low density and distance from the city centre renders the area difficult to support local small shops and public transport.

There are no supermarkets whatsoever within the district, but the adjoining districts of Davidson's Mains and Blackhall (Craigleith) cater to local needs.

References

• Bell, Raymond MacKean (2017). Literary Corstorphine: A reader's guide to West Edinburgh. Edinburgh: Leamington Books. ISBN 9780244644406.
• Harris, Stuart (1996). The Place Names of Edinburgh. Edinburgh: Gordon Wright Publishing. p. 144. ISBN 0-903065-83-5.

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Residential areas in the Edinburgh (settlement) urban area

North East

Abbeyhill Bingham Bonnington Broughton Brunstane Craigentinny Craigmillar Duddingston Easter Road Great Junction Street Joppa Leith Leith Docks Lochend Magdalene Meadowbank Mountcastle Niddrie Northfield Piershill Pilrig Portobello Restalrig Willowbrae Western Harbour

South East

Alnwickhill Blackford Braid Hills Bruntsfield Burdiehouse Canongate Carrick Knowe Comiston Dumbiedykes Fernieside Gilmerton Greenbank Haymarket Hillside and Calton Hill Liberton Marchmont Moredun Morningside Mortonhall New Town Newington Old Town Prestonfield Sciennes Southhouse Southside The Inch The Grange Tollcross West End

South West

Baberton Balerno Bankhead Bonaly Broomhouse Chesser Clovenstone Colinton Currie Craiglockhart Dalry Fairmilehead Firrhill Fountainbridge Gorgie Greenhill Juniper Green Kingsknowe Longstone Merchiston Murrayburn Oxgangs Parkhead Polwarth Roseburn Saughton Shandon Sighthill Slateford Stenhouse The Calders Wester Hailes

North West

Balgreen Barnton Blackhall Boswall Canonmills Cammo Clermiston Comely Bank Corstorphine Craigleith Cramond Crewe Toll Davidson's Mains Dean Village Drumbrae Drylaw East Craigs Goldenacre Gracemount Granton Inverleith Muirhouse Murrayfield Newhaven Pilton Ravelston Silverknowes South Gyle Stockbridge Trinity Warriston

East Lothian

Musselburgh Fisherrow Inveresk Levenhall Monktonhall Pinkie Stoneybank Wallyford

See also: Areas of Edinburgh

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