Craigmillar

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Craigmillar is a district in the southeast of Edinburgh, Scotland, historically known for its large housing schemes and proximity to Craigmillar Castle.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Craigmillar canonical 3
Craigmillar (part) 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf district
suburb
adjacentTo Duddingston
Newcraighall
Portobello
country Scotland
countrySubdivision Scotland
governedBy City of Edinburgh Council
hasCommunityCentre Craigmillar Community Centre
hasCulturalInstitution Craigmillar Festival Society (historical)
hasEducationalInstitution Castlebrae Community Campus
hasElectoralWard Portobello/Craigmillar ward
hasFacility Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
surface form: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (nearby at Little France)
hasGreenSpace open land around Craigmillar Castle
hasHistoricFeature medieval Craigmillar Castle nearby
hasHousingType council housing
low‑rise flats
new‑build mixed‑tenure housing
hasLibrary Craigmillar Library
hasNearbyLandmark Craigmillar Castle
hasNearbyUniversity Edinburgh Napier University
surface form: Edinburgh Napier University (Craiglockhart and other campuses in city)

University of Edinburgh
hasNeighbourhood Bingham
Greendykes
Niddrie
Peffermill
The Jewel
hasPark Hunter’s Hall Park
hasPostcodeDistrict EH16
EH17
hasReligiousBuilding St Francis of Assisi Church (Niddrie, serving area)
St Teresa of the Child Jesus Church
hasShoppingCentre Fort Kinnaird (nearby)
hasSportsFacility Jack Kane Sports Centre
knownFor large post‑war housing schemes
social housing developments
urban regeneration projects
locatedIn Edinburgh
southeast Edinburgh
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory City of Edinburgh council area
locatedInHistoricCounty Midlothian
partOf urban area of Edinburgh
region Central Lowlands of Scotland
surface form: Scottish Lowlands
timeZone Europe/London
transportServedBy A1 road (nearby)
A7 road NERFINISHED
Lothian Buses services
underwent major regeneration from late 20th century

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Little France near Craigmillar
Edinburgh East contains Craigmillar
Edinburgh South containsArea Craigmillar
this entity surface form: Craigmillar (part)