Baberton

Baberton

Baberton is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is south-west of the Edinburgh City Bypass, and south of the Edinburgh to Bathgate railway line. The village of Juniper Green is situated to the south of Baberton. From Baberton there about a 20 minute walk to the foot of the Pentland Hills.

The majority of Baberton comprises a housing estate, built during the 1960s by George Wimpey. The estate was built as a dormitory suburb where the residents will mainly work in the city centre, although more widespread travel since the estate's completion means some residents work elsewhere, including Livingston and Fife.

Baberton House was designed and built in 1623 by the architect Sir James Murray of Kilbaberton (d.1634), King's Master of Works. Murray built the house for himself, although it is now used as offices. [Colvin, Howard (1978) "A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840" John Murray. p.567]

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