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Drylaw

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Buildings
Notable Residents
References

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Drylaw is an area in the north west of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, located between Blackhall and Granton. It forms the community of Drylaw–Telford.^[1] Formerly the estate of Drylaw House, built in 1718, the home of the Loch family,^[2] the area became the site of a major housing scheme in the 1950s designed to rehouse the occupants of Leith. It is on the A902 road. Its name comes from the Scots language and means "hill without a spring".

Buildings

see^[3]

Old Drylaw House - now ruinous, a small mansion dating from the early 17th century
Drylaw House - a classical mansion dating from 1718 with alterations of 1786
Drylaw Parish Church = by Sir William Kininmonth 1956

Notable Residents

Baron Loch of Drylaw
Admiral Francis Erskine Loch (1788-1868) born and raised in Drylaw House
Graham Hastings of the band Young Fathers was raised in Drylaw.

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Drylaw–Telford Community Council|url=http://www.edinburghnp.org.uk/community-councils/drylawtelford/|work=Neighbourhood Partnerships|publisher=Edinburgh City Council|accessdate=18 January 2014}}
2. ^http://edinburghpastandpresent.com/#/drylaw/4559785950
3. ^Buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh by Gifford McWilliam and Walker

1 : Areas of Edinburgh

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