Clermiston is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, to the west of the city and to the immediate north of Corstorphine, on the western slopes of Corstorphine Hill. Clermiston estate, built from 1954 onwards, was part of a major 1950s house-building programme to tackle overcrowding in Leith and Gorgie. The area is now home to more than 20,000 people, and abuts onto Drumbrae, Clerwood and Corstorphine.
The district, known 400 years ago as Glabertoun, became Clermiston in 1730, when a narrow track linked the village of Corstorphine to a small hamlet at Mutton Hole, now known as Davidsons Mains. It was originally used as a hunting ground by the wealthy.
Clermiston Tower was built on the top of the hill in 1872 to mark the centenary of Walter Scott's birth. It was presented to the city in 1932, the anniversary of Scott's death.[1]
Large parts of the lower grounds of Clermiston were owned by the Buttercup Dairy Company until the 1950s, when Edinburgh Corporation bought it for local authority housing.[2]
Part of the land not used by the Corporation to build the Clermiston Estate (the land adjacent to Corstorphine Hill and part of Corstorphine) was sold off to Wimpey Homes who built the Clerwood housing estate on the edge of Corstorphine in 1963; the rest was used for the construction of Queen Margaret College, later Queen Margaret University, which was built next to Clerwood, and Fox Covert Primary School, which serves Clerwood and part of Corstorphine, as well as Fox Covert R.C. Primary School, which serves the Roman Catholic community in the area. Queen Margaret University was finally demolished in July 2009 after the University moved to its new campus in Musselburgh in 2008 leaving the land free for housing developers, Charles Church, to build a new housing estate.
The Clermiston area is served by a local primary school , Clermiston Primary School on Parkgrove Place is a feeder school for the Royal High School. The nearest Roman Catholic schools are Fox Covert R.C. Primary School and St. Augustine's High School.
Infrastructureedit
Vehicular access to Clermiston used to be possible at the Queensferry Road (A90) at Clermiston Drive junction, however this road was closed off and this lower part of Clermiston is now accessible from Queensferry Road at Parkgrove Street.
Clermiston is served by the Lothian Bus numbers: 1, 21, 26, and 200.
Bell, Raymond MacKean Literary Corstorphine: A Reader's Guide to West Edinburgh (2017)
Scott, Bill The Buttercup: The Remarkable Story of Andrew Ewing and the Buttercup Dairy Company (2011)
Referencesedit
^Edinburgh and District, Ward Lock Travel Guide 1939
^Scott, Bill (2011). The Buttercup: The Remarkable Story of Andrew Ewing and the Buttercup Dairy Company. Edinburgh. ISBN978-0956920607.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ abBell, Raymond MacKean (2017). Literary Corstorphine: A reader's guide to West Edinburgh. Edinburgh: Leamington Books. ISBN9780244644406.
^"Porn panto star Craig Chalmers in 50 Shades of Grey". 14 February 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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clermiston, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2011,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Clermiston news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Clermiston is a suburb of Edinburgh Scotland to the west of the city and to the immediate north of Corstorphine on the western slopes of Corstorphine Hill Clermiston estate built from 1954 onwards was part of a major 1950s house building programme to tackle overcrowding in Leith and Gorgie The area is now home to more than 20 000 people and abuts onto Drumbrae Clerwood and Corstorphine ClermistonClermiston TowerClermistonLocation within the City of Edinburgh council areaShow map of the City of Edinburgh council areaClermistonLocation within ScotlandShow map of ScotlandOS grid referenceNT196743Council areaCity of EdinburghLieutenancy areaEdinburghCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townEDINBURGHPostcode districtEH4Dialling code0131PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottishUK ParliamentEdinburgh WestScottish ParliamentEdinburgh WesternList of places UK Scotland 55 57 18 N 3 17 20 W 55 955117 N 3 288925 W 55 955117 3 288925 Contents 1 History 2 Schools 3 Infrastructure 4 Notable residents 5 Further reading 6 ReferencesHistory editThe district known 400 years ago as Glabertoun became Clermiston in 1730 when a narrow track linked the village of Corstorphine to a small hamlet at Mutton Hole now known as Davidsons Mains It was originally used as a hunting ground by the wealthy Clermiston Tower was built on the top of the hill in 1872 to mark the centenary of Walter Scott s birth It was presented to the city in 1932 the anniversary of Scott s death 1 Large parts of the lower grounds of Clermiston were owned by the Buttercup Dairy Company until the 1950s when Edinburgh Corporation bought it for local authority housing 2 Part of the land not used by the Corporation to build the Clermiston Estate the land adjacent to Corstorphine Hill and part of Corstorphine was sold off to Wimpey Homes who built the Clerwood housing estate on the edge of Corstorphine in 1963 the rest was used for the construction of Queen Margaret College later Queen Margaret University which was built next to Clerwood and Fox Covert Primary School which serves Clerwood and part of Corstorphine as well as Fox Covert R C Primary School which serves the Roman Catholic community in the area Queen Margaret University was finally demolished in July 2009 after the University moved to its new campus in Musselburgh in 2008 leaving the land free for housing developers Charles Church to build a new housing estate Schools editClermiston is served by Craigmount High School and the Royal High School The Clermiston area is served by a local primary school 1 Clermiston Primary School on Parkgrove Place is a feeder school for the Royal High School The nearest Roman Catholic schools are Fox Covert R C Primary School and St Augustine s High School Infrastructure editVehicular access to Clermiston used to be possible at the Queensferry Road A90 at Clermiston Drive junction however this road was closed off and this lower part of Clermiston is now accessible from Queensferry Road at Parkgrove Street Clermiston is served by the Lothian Bus numbers 1 21 26 and 200 Notable residents editThe Scars An Edinburgh post punk band 3 Walter Scott who held lands in the area and to whom there is a monument nearby on Corstorphine Hill 3 Craig Chalmers actor of Any Dream Will Do fame 4 Further reading editBell Raymond MacKean Literary Corstorphine A Reader s Guide to West Edinburgh 2017 Scott Bill The Buttercup The Remarkable Story of Andrew Ewing and the Buttercup Dairy Company 2011 References edit Edinburgh and District Ward Lock Travel Guide 1939 Scott Bill 2011 The Buttercup The Remarkable Story of Andrew Ewing and the Buttercup Dairy Company Edinburgh ISBN 978 0956920607 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link a b Bell Raymond MacKean 2017 Literary Corstorphine A reader s guide to West Edinburgh Edinburgh Leamington Books ISBN 9780244644406 Porn panto star Craig Chalmers in 50 Shades of Grey 14 February 2015 Retrieved 31 July 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clermiston amp oldid 1171237010, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
