Drylaw
Drylaw is an area in the north west of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, located between Blackhall and Granton. It forms the community of Drylaw–Telford.[1] Formerly the estate of Drylaw House, built in 1718, the home of the Loch family,[2] the area became the site of a major housing scheme in the 1950s designed to rehouse the occupants of Leith. It is on the A902 road. Its name comes from the Scots language and means "hill without a spring".
Drylaw House, Edinburgh
Buildings[]
see[3]
- Old Drylaw House, now ruinous, a small mansion dating from the early 17th century
- Drylaw House, a classical mansion dating from 1718 with alterations of 1786
- Drylaw Parish Church, by Sir William Kininmonth 1956
Notable residents[]
- Baron Loch of Drylaw
- Admiral Francis Erskine Loch (1788–1868) born and raised in Drylaw House
- Graham Hastings of the band Young Fathers was raised in Drylaw.
References[]
- ^ "Drylaw–Telford Community Council". Neighbourhood Partnerships. Edinburgh City Council. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh by Gifford McWilliam and Walker
 | This Edinburgh location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Areas of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh geography stubs