Jump to content

Wester Broom

Coordinates: 55°56′15″N 3°17′37″W / 55.93750°N 3.29361°W / 55.93750; -3.29361
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wester Broom is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland. It borders Broomhouse/Forrester, Corstorphine and South Gyle. It is sometimes considered to be part of one of the latter two. It is mainly residential, with a few small shops and a large Tesco nearby. The Fife railway line is arguably the boundary, although some will extend it south to the Glasgow line, and to include Forresters and two schools.

History

[edit]

The bulk of Wester Broom was constructed in the late twentieth century.

The footings of a castle/tower house were found here during the construction of the estate, but little else is known about it.[1]

Notable residents

[edit]
  • Martainn Mac an t-Saoir - Gaelic novelist and poet.[2]
  • William Neill lived here towards the end of the 1960s.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Holder, Geoff (2013). The Little Book of Edinburgh. The History Press. ISBN 0752486306.
  2. ^ a b Bell, Raymond MacKean (2017). Literary Corstorphine: A reader's guide to West Edinburgh. Edinburgh: Leamington Books. ISBN 9780244644406.

55°56′15″N 3°17′37″W / 55.93750°N 3.29361°W / 55.93750; -3.29361