Pilrig

The 19th-century Rosebank Cemetery is located at the west end of Pilrig Street, at the junction of Broughton Road.

Stonework in the basement walls suggest that the remains of a peel tower, from which the name Pilrig may derive, are incorporated in the house.

The Balfour family were involved financially in the failed Darién expedition to colonise Panama in the late 17th century.

The house and estate remained in their possession until the 20th century, their name being recalled by Balfour Street, which links the park to Leith Walk.

At this stage (no original interior remaining) it was divided into 6 flats, and new houses were built between it and Bonnington Road.

At roughly the same time a huge railway embankment, which used to enclose the park on its west and north sides, was flattened.

It was sited somewhere between the current junction of Pilrig Street and Leith Walk and Shrubhill House to the south.

The houses in the area are widely varied, with terraced cottages and larger villas alongside tenements, variously from the Georgian and Victorian periods, and a substantial number of 20th century flats and industrial-unit conversions.

The area features a variety of tree species thanks to the number of private gardens and public green spaces.

The area is also served at its eastern edge by the new Balfour Street tram stop on Leith Walk, which opened to passengers in June 2023.

An earlier church existed on the opposite side of the street designed by architect David Cousin who was a member in the congregation.