Comiston

Comiston (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Chaluim, IPA:[ˈpaleˈxaɫ̪ɯim]) is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.

It is south of Morningside and west of the Braid Hills, linking the suburbs of Oxgangs and Fairmilehead.

[1] Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, occupied it from 1837 to 1843.

A great battle was fought here in prehistoric times, resulting in two large burial cairns (presumably housing the dead of the two opposing sides).

These two cairns were raided and destroyed in the early 19th century by workers seeking material with which to create the new metalling on the toll roads.