Riccarton, Edinburgh

Riccarton
Riccarton
	Riccarton Location within the City of Edinburgh council area Riccarton Location within Scotland
Council area	City of Edinburgh;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Edinburgh South West;
Scottish Parliament	Edinburgh Pentlands;
	List of places UK Scotland 55°54′30″N 3°19′20″W / 55.908333°N 3.322222°W

Riccarton is an area in Edinburgh's Green Belt, in Scotland. It is mainly undeveloped, with much farmland and few houses.

Riccarton is to the west of the Edinburgh City Bypass (the A720), and is known for being the location of Heriot-Watt University's main campus, including Oriam, Scotland's National Performance Centre for Sport which opened to the public in August 2016.^[1]

This statue of James Watt commissioned for the School of Arts today sits at Heriot-Watt's Riccarton Campus.

In recent years, there have been numerous controversies surrounding potential development in the area.^[2]

The area is bordered by Currie, Juniper Green and Curriehill to the south, The Calders (Wester Hailes) to the east, and Hermiston to the north.^[3]

References

^ "Our Story". Oriam. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
^ "Plans to create new Edinburgh village blocked by councillors". 26 April 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
^ "History of Riccarton, in Edinburgh and Midlothian | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

External links

Heriot-Watt University

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[1] "Our Story". Oriam. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

[2] "Plans to create new Edinburgh village blocked by councillors". 26 April 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.

[3] "History of Riccarton, in Edinburgh and Midlothian | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

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