Muirhouse

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Muirhouse is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is west of Granton and the housing estates of East Pilton and West Pilton, and East of Davidsons Mains. It is bounded to the south by Ferry Road and to the East by Pennywell Road.

The name Muirhouse originally referred to a mansion built on Marine Drive in 1832 for the Davidson family, who were wealthy merchants trading in Rotterdam.[1] The modern residential area of Muirhouse was built in the 1950s as a council estate, though since the mid-1980s some of the housing has also been privately owned. The Muirhouse Housing Association is involved in redevelopment work.[2]

Muirhouse has traditionally suffered from levels of unemployment several times the Edinburgh average, with consequent social problems and high levels of drug abuse[citation needed].

Craigroyston Community High School is a secondary comprehensive school located in Muirhouse on Pennywell Road.[3] The main churches are St Andrew's Church (Muirhouse parish church) a Church of Scotland "church extension" charge, and St Paul's Church, a Roman Catholic congregation with connections to the Salesians of Don Bosco.

The acclaimed novelist Irvine Welsh grew up in Muirhouse as did Celtic manager Gordon Strachan.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Muirhouse from the "Gazetteer for Scotland" at Edinburgh University
  2. ^ Website of the Muirhouse Housing Association.
  3. ^ Website of Craigroyston School
  4. ^ Scotsman report, 21 December 2005

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Coordinates: 55°58′19.22″N, 3°15′16.00″W

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