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'''Burdiehouse''' is an area in the south east of [[Edinburgh]], Scotland, near [[Gilmerton]] and [[Southhouse]]. The name may be a corruption of the name [[Bordeaux]], from French immigrants who lived in the area. |
'''Burdiehouse''' is an area in the south east of [[Edinburgh]], Scotland, near [[Gilmerton]], [[Gracemount]] and [[Southhouse]]. The name may be a corruption of the name [[Bordeaux]], from French immigrants who lived in the area. |
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Today, Burdiehouse is an area with a high level of residents living in poverty. |
Today, Burdiehouse is an area with a high level of residents living in poverty. |
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==Limeworks== |
==Limeworks== |
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Burdiehouse was locally known for its limestone deposits especially in the 18th and 19th centuries.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scottishshale.co.uk/stories/mr-bells-quarry/ | title=Mr. Bell's Quarry - Scottish Shale }}</ref> Three [[lime kiln]]s on Burdiehouse are now [[listed building]]s.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB28159 | title=Burdiehouse Limekilns, Near Burdiehouse Mains Farm (Lb28159) }}</ref> The deposits were rich in fossils and a "large reptile" fossil found in 1833 was presented to the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]].<ref name=grant/> |
Burdiehouse was locally known for its limestone deposits especially in the 18th and 19th centuries.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scottishshale.co.uk/stories/mr-bells-quarry/ | title=Mr. Bell's Quarry - Scottish Shale }}</ref> Three [[lime kiln]]s on Burdiehouse are now [[listed building]]s.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB28159 | title=Burdiehouse Limekilns, Near Burdiehouse Mains Farm (Lb28159) }}</ref> The deposits were rich in fossils and a "large reptile" fossil found in 1833 was presented to the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]].<ref name=grant/> |
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  Burdiehouse Location within the City of Edinburgh council area  Burdiehouse Location within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NT274672 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode district | EH17 |
| Dialling code | 0131 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Burdiehouse is an area in the south east of Edinburgh, Scotland, near Gilmerton, Gracemount and Southhouse. The name may be a corruption of the name Bordeaux, from French immigrants who lived in the area.
Today, Burdiehouse is an area with a high level of residents living in poverty.
The Burdiehouse Burn (known elsewhere as the Lothian Burn, Niddrie Burn and Brunstane Burn) flows through the area.
Etymology
[edit]James Grant ascribes the area's name to a corruption of "Bordeaux House". He suggests this name may be derived from French members of the entourage of Mary, Queen of Scots who lived for a time at Craigmillar Castle (which also led to the name of the nearby Little France). Grant prefers the explanation that the area was the home of silk weavers who had emigrated from Picardy.[1]
Limeworks
[edit]Burdiehouse was locally known for its limestone deposits especially in the 18th and 19th centuries.[2] Three lime kilns on Burdiehouse are now listed buildings.[3] The deposits were rich in fossils and a "large reptile" fossil found in 1833 was presented to the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b James Grant (1880). Old and New Edinburgh. Vol. 6. Cassell. p. 342.
- ^ "Mr. Bell's Quarry - Scottish Shale".
- ^ "Burdiehouse Limekilns, Near Burdiehouse Mains Farm (Lb28159)".
External links
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