Broughton, Edinburgh
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Broughton is an ancient feudal barony today within the City of Edinburgh
, Scotland
that was once known for its witchcraft. Its borders are defined, approximately, as being Leith Walk
in the south east, Broughton Street in the south west, Broughton Road in the north west and McDonald Road in the north east. Moving clockwise from south east, Broughton is bordered by Greenside and Calton, the New Town
, Canonmills
, and Pilrig
.
Broughton's main thoroughfare is Broughton Street. The street has many independent speciality shops.
Broughton is at the centre of Edinburgh's "pink triangle", an area of the city with a number of gay bars and clubs.
The Broughton Spurtle is a community newspaper for Broughton. It has been running since February 1994.
Broughton High School
was formerly located in Broughton, but is now located further west in Comely Bank
. The Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid
undertook part of his formal education at Broughton High. Schools still located in Broughton include Drummond Community High School
.
The Scottish folk band Silly Wizard
were based for some time in a flat located at 69 Broughton Street. Phil Cunningham
, member of Silly Wizard and younger brother of the band's founder, Johnny Cunningham
, still lives in Broughton.
Gayfield Square Police station, which is featured in the Inspector Rebus
stories written by Edinburgh-based writer Ian Rankin
, is located on Gayfield Square in the south east of Broughton.
Edinburgh's first traffic light
s were installed in Broughton Street in 1928.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
that was once known for its witchcraft. Its borders are defined, approximately, as being Leith Walk
Leith Walk
Leith Walk is one of the longest streets in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stretches from The Foot Of Leith Walk at the junction of Great Junction Street and Constitution Street to the junction with London Road, it then links to the east end of Princes Street via Leith Street...
in the south east, Broughton Street in the south west, Broughton Road in the north west and McDonald Road in the north east. Moving clockwise from south east, Broughton is bordered by Greenside and Calton, the New Town
New Town, Edinburgh
The New Town is a central area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is often considered to be a masterpiece of city planning, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site...
, Canonmills
Canonmills
Canonmills is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is south-east of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Inverleith.It lies in low-lying ground north of Edinburgh's New Town on ground that was uneconomic to connect to the higher New Town street levels....
, and Pilrig
Pilrig
Pilrig is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The name derives from a tower at the end of a field .Pilrig lies midway between Leith and Edinburgh, west of Leith Walk. It is split by Pilrig Street, which marks the division between the EH6 and EH7 postcode districts...
.
Broughton's main thoroughfare is Broughton Street. The street has many independent speciality shops.
Broughton is at the centre of Edinburgh's "pink triangle", an area of the city with a number of gay bars and clubs.
The Broughton Spurtle is a community newspaper for Broughton. It has been running since February 1994.
Broughton High School
Broughton High School, Edinburgh
Broughton High School is in north Edinburgh, Scotland. It is a local authority school, noted for its music department: the City of Edinburgh Music School. It is currently next to Inverleith Park, next to private school Fettes College, but was formerly in Broughton proper, where the poet Hugh...
was formerly located in Broughton, but is now located further west in Comely Bank
Comely Bank
Comely Bank is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, United Kingdom. It is south-west of Royal Botanic Garden. It is situated between Stockbridge and Craigleith.-External links:...
. The Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid
Hugh MacDiarmid
Hugh MacDiarmid is the pen name of Christopher Murray Grieve , a significant Scottish poet of the 20th century. He was instrumental in creating a Scottish version of modernism and was a leading light in the Scottish Renaissance of the 20th century...
undertook part of his formal education at Broughton High. Schools still located in Broughton include Drummond Community High School
Drummond Community High School
Drummond Community High School is in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is a council-run school, although the building belongs to private company Amey plc for insurance purposes. It resides on Bellevue Place, and was originally known as Bellevue High School....
.
The Scottish folk band Silly Wizard
Silly Wizard
Silly Wizard was a Scottish folk band that began forming in Edinburgh in 1970. The founder members were two like-minded university students—Gordon Jones and Bob Thomas...
were based for some time in a flat located at 69 Broughton Street. Phil Cunningham
Phil Cunningham (folk musician)
Phil Cunningham, MBE, born 1960 in Edinburgh, Scotland is a Scottish folk musician and composer.-Biography:Phil played accordion and violin from a very young age. He attended school in Portobello, and was raised Mormon, attending church regularly and playing organ...
, member of Silly Wizard and younger brother of the band's founder, Johnny Cunningham
Johnny Cunningham
Johnny Cunningham was a Scottish folk musician. He was a founding member of Silly Wizard, as well as a member of Relativity, The Raindogs, and Nightnoise. Throughout his career, Cunningham was also a fiddler, composer and producer. His younger brother, Phil Cunningham, is a multi-instrumentalist...
, still lives in Broughton.
Gayfield Square Police station, which is featured in the Inspector Rebus
Inspector Rebus
The Inspector Rebus books are a series of detective novels by the Scottish author Ian Rankin. The novels, centred on the title character Detective Inspector John Rebus, are mostly based in and around Edinburgh.-Content and style:...
stories written by Edinburgh-based writer Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin, OBE, DL , is a Scottish crime writer. His best known books are the Inspector Rebus novels. He has also written several pieces of literary criticism.-Background:He attended Beath High School, Cowdenbeath...
, is located on Gayfield Square in the south east of Broughton.
Edinburgh's first traffic light
Traffic light
Traffic lights, which may also be known as stoplights, traffic lamps, traffic signals, signal lights, robots or semaphore, are signalling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings and other locations to control competing flows of traffic...
s were installed in Broughton Street in 1928.