Situated 2 miles south of Edinburgh's

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...

 city centre, Mayfield Road is a minor arterial route stretching around 1 mile (1.6 km) from Ratcliffe Terrace in the north to Braefoot Terrace in the south. Intersecting 26 streets and primarily residential in nature, Mayfield Road also contains a church, public park, a south suburban railway bridge

Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway

The Edinburgh Suburban and South Side Junction Railway is a freight and former commuter railway which runs in a loop across the southern suburbs of Edinburgh, Scotland. It opened in 1884 for both freight and passenger services...

, and around 25 businesses, including a baker, barber, builder, doctor, dentist, plumber, nursery, pharmacy and vet clinic.

Intersections

Ratcliffe Terrace becomes Mayfield Road at the "Ratcliffe Terrace, West Mayfield, Mayfield Road, Fountainhall Road" intersection
North

• Ratcliffe Terrace

East

• West Mayfield
• Bright's Crescent
• Mentone Terrace
• Savile Terrace
• West Savile Road
• Suffolk Road
• Wilton Road
• Lygon Road
• Esslemont Road
• Hallhead Road
• Ross Road
• Blackbarony Road

West

• Fountainhall Road
• St Alban's Road
• Relugas Road
• West Savile Terrace
• Macdowall Road
• Ross Gardens
• Lussielaw Road
• Rankin Road
• Rankin Drive
• West Mains Road
• Unnamed King's Buildings road 1
• Unnamed King's Buildings road 2

South

• Braefoot Terrace

Mayfield Road becomes Braefoot Terrace before the major "Braefoot Terrace, Liberton Road, Kirk Brae, Liberton Brae, Blackford Glen Road" intersection

Notable Buildings

• Mayfield Salisbury Church
  Mayfield Salisbury Church
  Mayfield Salisbury Church is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, located in Edinburgh, Scotland, approximately 2 miles south of the city centre...
  
  

• The University of Edinburgh's
  University of Edinburgh
  The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
  
   science campus, King's Buildings
  King's Buildings
  The King's Buildings are a campus of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and contains most of the schools within the College of Science and Engineering, excepting only part of the School of Informatics and the Institute of Geography, which are located at the central George Square campus...
  
  , between Mayfield Road and West Mains Road, contains over 40 buildings, including facilities run by the Scottish Agricultural College
  Scottish Agricultural College
  The Scottish Agricultural College exists to support the development of land-based industries and communities through Higher Education and training, specialist research and development and advisory and consultancy services....
  
   and the British Geological Survey
  British Geological Survey
  The British Geological Survey is a partly publicly funded body which aims to advance geoscientific knowledge of the United Kingdom landmass and its continental shelf by means of systematic surveying, monitoring and research. The BGS headquarters are in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, but other centres...
  
  . A few of these, such as the Michael Swann Building, are among south Edinburgh's tallest.

Bars

Although most bars in the neighbourhood are located on Ratcliffe Terrace, Mayfield Road boasts the Braidburn Inn and King's Buildings House, Edinburgh University's science campus student union.

External links

• Shops and Venues on Mayfield Road