The Calders

It is sometimes considered to be part of Wester Hailes or Sighthill, larger developments to its south and east respectively.

[1] To the west of the neighbourhood is the A720 Edinburgh city bypass road, with Heriot-Watt University's main campus at Riccarton beyond.

Pedestrian underpasses connect the Calders to Bankhead under the A71, and to Sighthill under the B701 Wester Hailes Road, also a dual carriageway.

[2] The presence of the three main roads and canal surrounding the area on all sides gives it a somewhat isolated character, and a roughly square territory.

All were built in the late 1960s and early 1970s to an angular design, primarily of grey concrete with dark brown features; before they were constructed, the area contained prewar prefabs.