Drylaw

Drylaw

Drylaw is a suburb in the north west of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland between Blackhall and Granton. Formerly the estate of Drylaw House, the home of the Loch family, the area became the site of a major housing scheme in the 1950s designed to rehouse the occupants in Leith. It is on the A902 road Its name comes from the Lowland Scots for a "hill without a spring".

Coordinates: 55°57′51.09″N 3°14′56.79″W / 55.9641917°N 3.2491083°W / 55.9641917; -3.2491083


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