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Barnton
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  Barnton Location within theCity of Edinburgh council area Show map of the City of Edinburgh council area | |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | EH |
| Dialling code | 0131 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
| 55°57′45.88″N3°18′26.69″W / 55.9627444°N 3.3074139°W /55.9627444; -3.3074139 | |
Barnton (Scottish Gaelic:Baile an t-Sabhail) is a suburb ofEdinburgh,Scotland, in the north-west of the city, betweenCramond andCorstorphine Hill and west ofDavidsons Mains. Part of the area was traditionally known as "Cramond Muir" in reference to Cramond to the north.[1]
It is home to theRoyal High School of Edinburgh designed byReid and Forbes in 1964. Braehead House, a complex house centred on a 15th-century remodelled Scottishtower house hides amongst modern housing.The Royal Burgess Golfing Society, one of the oldestgolf societies in the world with a clubhouse dating from 1896.Cargilfield Preparatory School lies to the north.
The most notable landmark is the former Barnton Hotel at the junction of Whitehouse Loan and Queensferry Road which dates from 1895 and was converted to flats in 2016.
The White House (which gives its name to Whitehouse Road) dates from 1615. It was extended and remodelled byMacGibbon and Ross in 1895.[2]
The area centres on the paired streets of Barnton Avenue and West Barnton Avenue. These stand on the former estate of Barnton House (formerly Cramond Regis). All that remains is the ornate west gate pillars, designed byDavid Hamilton in 1810, on Whitehouse Loan at the west end of West Barnton Avenue. Both halves of the avenue possess a series of large villas dating from the early 20th century. The west avenue in particular has several modern blocks of flats.
Barnton Quarry, a former stone quarry in the area, is the (now derelict) site of an underground bunker which, in the event ofnuclear war, would have served as the regional seat of government forScotland from 1961 until its abandonment in 1985.[1]
Barnton Park LawnTennis Club (Barnton Park LTC) is situated on Barnton Park.
Bruntsfield Golf Course is situated off Barnton Avenue, accessible viaDavidson's Mains.
The Royal Burgess Golf Club, the oldestgolfing society in the world, is within the boundaries on Whitehouse Road.
The boundaries follow local large roads particularly along Queensferry road until the Barnton Hotel. The north/west boundary follows Whitehouse until the t-junction at Gameskeeper's road. The north-east boundary follows Gameskeeper road and Cramond Road South until it meets Queensferry road in Davidson's Mains.
There are two schools within the boundaries. The Royal High School, a state comprehensive secondary school, andCargilfield Preparatory School, an independent preparatory school.
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