Piershill

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Piershill is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is mainly residential, and partly formed out of ex-army properties. Mountcastle is to the south, and Jock's Lodge and Meadowbank just to the west.

There is a crossroads here, making it a transport nexus, and also a supermarket.

[edit] Community Flat

Piershill Square West has a "Community Flat", run by the National Health Service (NHS).

Staffed full time by a coordinator, with additional staff from various agencies supporting the project on a weekly basis, the Community Flat is run in partnership between the City of Edinburgh Council and NHS Lothian. It currently offers services including a resident's group; a parent and toddler group; stop smoking services; state benefits advice; social groups; links to Working Towards Health; and links to Action for Jobs with Jobcentre Plus. The flat is predominantly for use by residents of the two squares in Piershill, Potobello Road and the top of Restalrig Road South, but from March 2007 will be part of the greater Regeneration Outcome Agreement area of Restalrig, Lochend and Craigentinny.