Currie, Edinburgh

Name: Currie
Address: Edinburgh, United Kingdom

#446 among attractions in Edinburgh

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Currie is a village on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated 7 miles south west of the city centre. Formerly within the County of Midlothian, it now falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council. It is situated between Juniper Green to the northeast and Balerno to the southwest. It gives its name to a civil parish. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°53'50"N, 3°18'41"W

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Currie – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Water of Leith Walkway, Lennox Tower, Oriam, Wester Hailes.

1.3 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Water of Leith Walkway, Edinburgh
35 min walk • The Water of Leith Walkway is a public footpath and cycleway that runs alongside the small river of the same name through Edinburgh, Scotland, from Balerno to Leith.
0.6 miSW
Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles
Lennox Tower, Edinburgh
17 min walk • Lennox Tower is a ruined fifteenth-century tower house at Lymphoy, near the Water of Leith, between Balerno and Currie, 11 kilometres south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland.
0.9 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Oriam, Edinburgh
22 min walk • Oriam is Scotland's national performance centre for sport, based at Heriot-Watt University's Riccarton campus in Edinburgh. The Scottish Rugby Union and the Scottish Football Association use it as a training facility, Heart of Midlothian F.C. rent the centre for first-team training and to run their academy.
1.7 miNE
Neighbourhood
Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
43 min walk • Wester Hailes is an area in the south west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Wester Hailes borders on Kingsknowe and Longstone to the east. Bankhead Industrial Estate and Sighthill Park lie to the north.