History Guide Map
Introduction – a work in progress
On the 20th February 2018, Currie and District Local History Society presented the Local History Guide at the Gibson Craig Hall at 07:30pm.
Some of you will be better informed than the History Guide compilers. You may wish to add, remove, or correct what you see; or offer a general critique. You are invited to make your thoughts known through the website Contact page.
List of Points Of Interest
Balerno
B1. Balerno Station (site of)
B2. New Mills Grain Mill (ruins of)
B3. Ravelrig Toll House (Site of)
B4. Ravelrig House (remains of)
B5. Ravelrig Doocot
B6. Ravelrig Walled Garden
B7. Balerno Goods Yard (site of)
B8. Malleny House and Garden
B9. Malleny Mausoleum or Burial Vault
B10. Malleny Doocot
B11. Byrnie’s Mill (Site of)
Currie
Currie – North of Water of Leith
CN1. A Quarry.
CN2. Waulkmill.
CN3. Kinauld House.
CN4. Balerno Paper Mill. Most recently Kinauld Tannery.
CN5. Peats Garage 348/350 Lanark Road West / Kinleith Court.
CN6. Between 351 Lanark Road West and Kinauld Villas.
CN7. Kinauld Villas.
CN8. Shops in Dolphin Avenue.
CN9. Red Row Houses.
CN10. First Council Houses built in the Balerno-Currie district.
CN11. Currie Community Centre previously Currie Youth Club, 280 Lanark Road West.
CN12. Currie Bowling Club.
CN13. King George V Park and Commemorative items.
CN14. Millennium Walkway.
CN15. “Ashgrove” 225 Lanark Road West.
CN16. Eco House, 223 Lanark Road West.
CN17. Pentland View Court.
CN18. Roman Catholic Church and Priests House.
CN19. ” Overburn”No 219 Lanark Road West.
CN20. Lilac Bank 209 Lanark Road West. The 1st School in the Parish.
CN21 Site of Mort Coach housing, later a wheelwrights.
CN22. Corslet Stone – the Currie Village Cross.
CN23. Site of Currie Senior Secondary School.
CN24. Currie Library formerly a Primary School.
CN25. Site of Weavers Spinney
CN26. Site of former Joiners Building.
CN27. Electrical Sub Station.
CN28. No 204 Lanark Road West Blacksmiths
CN29. No 202 Lanark Road West.
CN30. No 200 Lanark Road West.
CN32. Henderson’s Dairy
CN32A two mid 19th century Cottages
CN33. “Lilybank” previously the Registrars. 194 Lanark Road West.
CN34. Dougal Haston (1940-1977) Memorial Stone.
CN35. Former Currie Police Station, laterly the Post Office.190-192 Lanark Road West.
CN36. Site of the Toll House.
CN37. Site of Burnside Cottage and Kiln.
CN38. Site of Ale House.
CN39. Location of Society Hall, 191-193 Lanark Road West
CN40. Easter Currie Farm.
CN41 Location of Easter Currie Farm Cottages.
CN42. Location of Bothies for itinerant workers.
CN43. Location of Bakers.
CN44. “Violet Bank” 167 Lanark Road West.
CN45. Eden Cottages 161-165 Lanark Road West.
CN46. “Viewforth” Row of shops between the former Bank and the Hope Scott Garage.
CN47. Site of Police Station 158 Lanark Road West.
CN48. No 165 Lanark Road West.
CN49. “Cairngorm” No 161 Lanark Road West.
CN50. Guide Hut.
CN51.Gibson Craig Hall.
CN52. “Rosehill”, 154 Lanark Road West.
CN53. Site of Dunbrae No 157 and Claremont Cottage No 159 Lanark Road West.
CN54. No 149 -155 Lanark Road West “Glenleith”.
CN55. Water Fountain.
CN56. Nos 143 to 147 (Ivy Cottage) Lanark Road West.
CN57. Former Registrars and District Council Office, 138 Lanark Road West.
CN58. Alpine Villa and Clifton Villa Semi Detached Villas to the west of the Woodhall Arms.
CN59. Woodhall Arms and Fleshers Shop, 135 Lanark Road West.
CN60. Site of Weirs Buildings or Weirs Cottages
CN61. “Downies Land” No 121 Lanark Road West.
CN 62. Milestone at Top of Bryce Road.
CN63. “Viewfield” and Shops at top of Bryce Road.
CN64. “Fisherbank” and “Bathiebrae” Nos 111, 113 Lanark Road West.
CN65. “Curriebank” No 105 Lanark Road West.
CN66. No 101 Lanark Road West .
CN67. “Bank Cottage” No 99,Lanark Road West .
CN68. “Arden Cottage” No 97 Lanark Road West .
CN69. No 93 Lanark Road West.
CN70. Provost Haugh area.
CN71. Scout Hall.
CN72. Currie Kirk Manse and
CN73. House with
CN74. Council Estate
CN75. Wimpy Estate
CN77. Dentist
CN301. Roleys Wood
CN302. Rifle Club
CN303. Curriehill Station
CN304. Former Plumbers workshop
CN305. Masonic Lodge
CN501. Corslet Cottage.
CN502.Site of the “Barlie Coort”
CN503. Classical Arch; southern boundary of Heriot-Watt University.
CN504. Malcomstone Farm and Farm Cottages, 5 Long Dalmahoy Road.
CN505. Riccarton House Ice House.
CN506. Heriot-Watt University Library built on the site of Riccarton House
CN507.Riccarton House Cemetery (private).
CN508.Whitelaw Farm.
CN509. Baberton House.
CN510. Wester Hailes Farm
CN511. Baberton Mains.
CN512. Site of Fernieflat Farm.
CN513. Riccarton Mains.
CN514. Hermiston, (Langheadmanstown).
CN515. Hermiston House
CN516. Union (Falkirk-Edinburgh) Canal.
CN517. Pedestal of Palmer Sundial in Sunken garden
CN518. Hermiston Memorial Hall
Currie
Currie – South of Water of Leith
CS1. The Deil’s (or Devil’s) Bridge.
CS2. Lennox Tower.
CS3. Lymphoy Cottage.
CS4. Lymphoy House
CS5. Site of Duncan’s Belt.
CS6. Burial Cairns, Duncan’s Belt.
CS7.Dougal Haston Climbing Wall.
CS8. Warklaw Hill Decoy.
CS9. Easter Kinleith Farm.
CS10. Mount Parnassus House.
CS11. Lennox Lea and Lodge.
CS12. Poets Glen.
CS13. Mustering Field.
CS14. Caledonian Railway; Slateford – Balerno Branch Line.
CS15. Rosebank Farm
CS16. “Lymphoy Lodge”, 20 Kirkgate.
CS17. Rosevale Cottages.
CS18. Scout Hall
CS19. Currie Brig (Bridge)
CS20. Currie Station Goods Yard.
CS21. Site of Currie Station; the only station with 2 platforms on the Slateford – Balerno Branch Line.
CS22. Former Station Masters House
CS23. Former School.
CS24. Former School House.
CS25. Currie Kirk.
CS26. The Robert Palmer Sundial.
CS27. Currie War Memorial
CS28. Former Kirk Manse.
CS29. Graveyard.
CS30. Mungo’s Well.
CS31. Moidart House
CS32. Braeburn House.
CS33 Livestock grazing field before rail transport.
CS34. Blinkbonny, Quarry Workers houses.
CS35. Blinkbonny Farm
CS36. Blinkbonny, Mill Workers Houses.
CS37. Site of Kinleith Mill and Pump House.
CS39. Water of Leith
CS40. Mutters Bridge
CS41. Kinleith Railway Bridge
CS42. Weir
Juniper Green
JG1. Juniper Green Parish Manse.( 476 Lanark Road)
JG2. Juniper Green Bowling Club.
JG3. Curriemuirend
JG4. Tanner’s Bar and Restaurant
JG5. Upper Spylaw Mill *
JG6. Mossy Mill *
JG7. Curriemuir Mill / Inglis Gran Mill *
JG8. Caledonia Farm *
JG9. Lorimer House Nursing Home
JG10. Home of George Farm ( Scottish goalkeeper) 495, Lanark Road *
JG11. Juniper Green Parish Church
JG12. The Beild (506 Lanark Road) *
JG13. Bronze Age Cemetery *
JG14. Juniper Green Village Hall *
JG15. Bloomiehall Farm Byres *
JG16. Bloomiehall Farm House *
JG17. Bloomiehall Park *
JG18. Belmont Road *
JG19. Home of Edwin Lucas (24 Belmont Road) *
JG20. Baberton Golf Club *
JG21. National Commercial Bank of Scotland (548 Lanark Road) *
JG22. The Royal Bank of Scotland (540a Lanark Road)
Dalmahoy
D1.Caledonian Railway – Edinburgh to Glasgow line.
D2.Ravelrig Junction – Balerno Branch Line (site of)
D3. Hannahfield Quarry Tramway (site of)
D4.Ravelrig Hill and Quarries
D5. Dalmahoy Hill and Fort
D6.Kaimes Hill and Fort
D7. Boll o’Bere Farm and Coaching Stop (site of)
D8. Bankhead Farm
D9. Glenbrook House
D10. Glenbrook Village
D11. House of Cockburn (formerly Westbrook)
D12. Cockburn House
D13. Pirnie Ha
D14. Buteland House and farm and Temple House
D15. Marchbank Hotel
D16. Redford Farm (ruin)
D17. Bavelaw Castle