Barnton, Edinburgh

Barnton (Scottish Gaelic: Baile an t-Sabhail) is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the north-west of the city, between Cramond and Corstorphine Hill and west of Davidsons Mains.

[1] It is home to the Royal High School of Edinburgh designed by Reid and Forbes in 1964.

The most notable landmark is the former Barnton Hotel at the junction of Whitehouse Loan and Queensferry Road which dates from 1895 and was converted to flats in 2016.

Both halves of the avenue possess a series of large villas dating from the early 20th century.

Bruntsfield Golf Course is situated off Barnton Avenue, accessible via Davidson's Mains.

Barnton House c.1870
Until 1951 there was a station (seen here in 1962) originally opened by the Caledonian Railway
Edinburgh's Old and New Towns
Edinburgh's Old and New Towns