Craigcrook
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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
. It is near the newly built Hillpark area of Blackhall.
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...
, best known for Craigcrook Castle
Craigcrook Castle
Craigcrook Castle is a well-preserved castle in Blackhall, about west of the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. The castle primarily of the 17th century, though with later additions. In the 19th century it was the home of Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, and became known for its literary gatherings...
. It is fairly affluent, and lies on the north east slopes of Corstorphine Hill
Corstorphine Hill
Corstorphine Hill is one of the hills of Edinburgh, Scotland, named for nearby Corstorphine. There are traditionally said to be seven hills in Edinburgh in reference to the Seven hills of Rome, but this figure is debatable, and as the city has expanded, even more so...
. It is near Clerwood, and Blackhall
Blackhall, Edinburgh
Blackhall is a suburb in the north west of the Scottish capital city Edinburgh.Blackhall according to Stuart Harris in "The Place Names Of Edinburgh" states that the "Black" could derive either from the Anglican blaec or Scots blac meaning simply black, and the "Hall" ending is the Anglican "Halh"...
. It is near the newly built Hillpark area of Blackhall.