Craigleith, Edinburgh

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Craigleith is a district of north Edinburgh, Scotland. Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic Creag liath meaning 'grey rock' which was obtained from Craigleith quarry. Much of the Craigleith sandstone was used to build the old and new town houses in Edinburgh as well as many famous buildings including Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace.

The Craigleith area extends from Ravelston Dyke, to Crewe Toll and the Ferry Road, and Comely Bank on the east. Queensferry Road and Craigleith Road both pass through here.

The area is generally middle class, across the entire range, and there is a disproportionate number of private schools near here, notably Stewarts Melville College, Mary Erskines, St Georges and Fettes College. Broughton High School and a campus of Napier University are also here. Craigleith Retail Park was built upon the infilled Craigleith Quarry in 1995 and is situated at the junction of Queensferry Road and Craigleith Road. The Royal Victoria Hospital is off Craigleith Road while the Western General Hospital and the Lothian and Borders Fettes Police HQ are close neighbours.

The quarry at Craigleith was the source of much of the stone that was used in the construction of Edinburgh New Town