Firrhill, Edinburgh
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Firrhill is a suburb of Edinburgh
, the capital of Scotland
. It is south of Merchants of Edinburgh Golf Club and lies next to Oxgangs
.
The area is mostly made up of public housing
which was built by the Corporation Housing Department in the mid 1950s, however most of the council properties have now been bought by tenants using the right to buy scheme
although a fairly large number of these are rented out privately by individual landlords.
Firrhill High School
lies in the area.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, the capital of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is south of Merchants of Edinburgh Golf Club and lies next to Oxgangs
Oxgangs
Oxgangs is a suburb in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is named for an oxgang, an ancient Scottish land measure.Surrounding districts include Caiystane, Dreghorn, Redford, Fairmilehead, Colinton and Swanston and Colinton Mains...
.
The area is mostly made up of public housing
Public housing
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. Social housing is an umbrella term referring to rental housing which may be owned and managed by the state, by non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the...
which was built by the Corporation Housing Department in the mid 1950s, however most of the council properties have now been bought by tenants using the right to buy scheme
Right to buy scheme
The Right to buy scheme is a policy in the United Kingdom which gives tenants of council housing the right to buy the home they are living in. Currently, there is also a right to acquire for the tenants of housing associations...
although a fairly large number of these are rented out privately by individual landlords.
Firrhill High School
Firrhill High School
Firrhill High School is a state-run secondary school in the South West of Edinburgh, Scotland. The school was established in the year 1960, being unveiled by the city's Lord Provost. The school has around 1160 pupils with a teaching staff of around 120...
lies in the area.