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Area of Edinburgh, Scotland

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Human settlement in Scotland

Burdiehouse Scots:BurdieHoose

Burdiehouse Location within theCity of Edinburgh council area Show map of the City of Edinburgh council area Burdiehouse Location withinScotland Show map of Scotland
OS grid reference	NT274672
Council area	City of Edinburgh
Lieutenancy area	Edinburgh
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EDINBURGH
Postcode district	EH17
Dialling code	0131

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	Edinburgh South
Scottish Parliament	Edinburgh Eastern
List of places UK Scotland 55°53′50.30″N3°9′31.01″W / 55.8973056°N 3.1586139°W /55.8973056; -3.1586139

Burdiehouse;Scots: Burdiehoose, is an area in the south east ofEdinburgh, Scotland, nearGilmerton,Gracemount andSouthhouse. The name may be a corruption of the nameBordeaux, from French immigrants who lived in the area.

Today, Burdiehouse is an area with a high level of residents living in poverty.

The Burdiehouse Burn (known elsewhere as the Lothian Burn, Niddrie Burn and Brunstane Burn) flows through the area.

Etymology

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James Grant ascribes the area's name to a corruption of "Bordeaux House". He suggests this name may be derived from French members of the entourage ofMary, Queen of Scots who lived for a time atCraigmillar Castle (which also led to the name of the nearbyLittle France). Grant prefers the explanation that the area was the home of silk weavers who had emigrated fromPicardy.^[1]

Limeworks

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Burdiehouse was locally known for its limestone deposits especially in the 18th and 19th centuries.^[2] Threelime kilns on Burdiehouse are nowlisted buildings.^[3] The deposits were rich in fossils and a "large reptile" fossil found in 1833 was presented to theRoyal Society of Edinburgh.^[1]