Craigievar Estate

Craigievar Estate is a modern housing estate situated in the suburb of East Craigs to the west of Edinburgh, Scotland.^[1] The name comes from Craigievar Castle in Aberdeenshire.

History

The estate was built in 1973 by Barratt Homes on agricultural land previously owned by the Scottish Agricultural Science Agency. The estate consists, principally, of two or three bedroomed detached or semi-detached housing.

Layout

The estate's two main access roads, Craigs Drive and Craigs Park, are both cul-de-sacs with housing arranged around landscaped courtyards off to each side. This design creates a safe and open environment typical of planning ideals in the 70's. Thought has been giving to parking provision and most houses have their own garages. There is also ample on-street parking when required.

Appearance

Strict controls on external alterations to property have meant that the estate has retained its original appearance. All the houses have grey brick up to the ground floor ceiling level and above this they are pebbledashed in brilliant white stone.

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Residential areas in the Edinburgh (settlement) urban area

North East

Abbeyhill Bingham Bonnington Broughton Brunstane Craigentinny Craigmillar Duddingston Easter Road Great Junction Street Joppa Leith Leith Docks Lochend Magdalene Meadowbank Mountcastle Niddrie Northfield Piershill Pilrig Portobello Restalrig Willowbrae Western Harbour

South East

Alnwickhill Blackford Braid Hills Bruntsfield Burdiehouse Canongate Carrick Knowe Comiston Dumbiedykes Fernieside Gilmerton Greenbank Haymarket Hillside and Calton Hill Liberton Marchmont Moredun Morningside Mortonhall New Town Newington Old Town Prestonfield Sciennes Southhouse Southside The Inch The Grange Tollcross West End

South West

Baberton Balerno Bankhead Bonaly Broomhouse Chesser Clovenstone Colinton Currie Craiglockhart Dalry Fairmilehead Firrhill Fountainbridge Gorgie Greenhill Juniper Green Kingsknowe Longstone Merchiston Murrayburn Oxgangs Parkhead Polwarth Roseburn Saughton Shandon Sighthill Slateford Stenhouse The Calders Wester Hailes

North West

Balgreen Barnton Blackhall Boswall Canonmills Cammo Clermiston Comely Bank Corstorphine Craigleith Cramond Crewe Toll Davidson's Mains Dean Village Drumbrae Drylaw East Craigs Goldenacre Gracemount Granton Inverleith Muirhouse Murrayfield Newhaven Pilton Ravelston Silverknowes South Gyle Stockbridge Trinity Warriston

East Lothian

Musselburgh Fisherrow Inveresk Levenhall Monktonhall Pinkie Stoneybank Wallyford

See also: Areas of Edinburgh

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