Saughton () is a suburb of the west of

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, Scotland, bordering

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, Stenhouse, Longstone and

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. In Lowland Scots, a "sauch" is a

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. The

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flows by here. It is the location of

HM Prison Edinburgh HMP Edinburgh is located in the west of Edinburgh on the main A71, in an area now known as Stenhouse, and, although never named as such, has commonly been known as Saughton Prison from the old name for the general area. The prison is situat ...

, known colloquially as "Saughton Prison", in the south of the district. The

A71 road The A71 is a major road in Scotland linking Edinburgh with Lanarkshire and Ayrshire. It adjoins the Livingston Bypass A899. It runs south west from Edinburgh for approximately 70 miles, through Saughton, Wilkieston and south of Livingston, ...

, one of the main city arteries, runs through the area – it is known here as Calder Road, becoming Stenhouse Road and Gorgie Road further east.

Saughton Park Saughton Park is a public park in Edinburgh, Scotland. It includes formal gardens, specimen trees, exotic plant greenhouses, a cafe, a bandstand, playing fields, an athletics track, a skateboard park and a creative play area. The skatepark was ...

, a large public park, has facilities including Scotland's largest

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; it is located on the opposite side of Stenhouse from the core of the Saughton neighbourhood. Actually situated in the Broomhouse area and fronting onto Broomhouse Drive, Saughton House is a large Government office, built in the 1950s, which houses the

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, Scottish Courts Service, and a number of other Government offices.

Transport

Tram

Saughton

tram stop A tram stop, tram station, streetcar stop, or light rail station is a place designated for a tram, streetcar, or light rail vehicle to stop so passengers can board or alight it. Generally, tram stops share most characteristics of bus stops, bu ...

is located close to the junction of Broomhouse Drive and Saughton Road North, adjacent to the main railway lines though the area (the

Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line The Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line is a mainline railway line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh via Falkirk in Scotland. It is the principal route out of the four rail links between Scotland's two biggest cities, hosting the flagship "Sco ...

is joined by the

Fife Circle Line The Fife Circle Line is the local rail service north from Edinburgh. It links towns of south Fife and the coastal towns along the Firth of Forth before heading to Edinburgh. Operationally, the service is not strictly a circle route, but, rathe ...

here).

Buses

Lothian Buses Lothian Buses is a major bus operator based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the largest municipal bus company in the United Kingdom: the City of Edinburgh Council (through Transport for Edinburgh) owns 91%, Midlothian Council 5%, East Lothia ...

** 3, 25, 34, 35 (Calder Road) ** 1, 2, 22 (Broomhouse Drive/ Stenhouse Drive) *

McGill's Scotland East McGill's Bus Services is a bus operator based in Greenock, Scotland. The company has grown to operate a network of routes covering much of the council areas of Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire, Glasgow City, North ...

** X22 (Calder Road)

Notable residents

* William Stevenson (1772–1829), Scottish nonconformist preacher and writer. *

Graeme Souness Graeme James Souness (; born 6 May 1953) is a Scottish former professional football player, manager and television pundit. A midfielder, Souness achieved his greatest period of success as an integral part of the Liverpool team of the late 19 ...

(1953), retired Scottish footballer and manager *

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of Saughton Hall

Saughton cemetery

Notable interments: *

Louis Deuchars Louis Reid Deuchars (1870–1927) was a Scottish artist and sculptor. Life He was born on 12 April 1870 in Comrie, Perth and Kinross, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland. He attended Glasgow School of Art from 1887 to 1888. During his time in the ...

, sculptor

References

External links

HM Prison EdinburghSaughton Skatepark
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