Riccarton, Edinburgh

Riccarton
Riccarton is located in the City of Edinburgh council area
Riccarton
Riccarton
Location within the City of Edinburgh council area
Riccarton is located in Scotland
Riccarton
Riccarton
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55°54′30″N 3°19′20″W / 55.908333°N 3.322222°W / 55.908333; -3.322222

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]

  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.