Lochrin
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Lochrin is a small area in Edinburgh
, the capital of Scotland
. It is in the south-west corner of the city centre, part of the Tollcross
area, and beside Fountainbridge
. Lochrin contains a wide mixture of retail shops, leisure facilities, other businesses and tenement
housing. Major new office and residential developments are replacing some of the older buildings and land vacated by an Arnold Clark (formerly Rootes) car showroom.
The basins which were at the end of the Union Canal
were filled in after the closure of the canal as a commercial enterprise in the 1930s. The modern end of the canal is still at the centre of the area and is referred to as the Lochrin Basin. The area is at present undergoing major reconstruction and is known as Edinburgh Quay and Edinburgh Canal Quarter.
There are building developments taking place, on sites known as 'Freer Street', 'Leamington Wharf', and 'Lochrin Square'/'St Marks Quay'.
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 in the south-west corner of the city centre, part of the Tollcross
Tollcross, Edinburgh
Tollcross is a crossroads in the South-West of the City Centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, and also the surrounding area which derives its name from the junction.-Physical description:...
area, and beside Fountainbridge
Fountainbridge
Fountainbridge is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, a short distance west of the city centre, adjoining Tollcross to the east, Bruntsfield to the south, Dalry to the west and Haymarket to the north....
. Lochrin contains a wide mixture of retail shops, leisure facilities, other businesses and tenement
Tenement
A tenement is, in most English-speaking areas, a substandard multi-family dwelling, usually old, occupied by the poor.-History:Originally the term tenement referred to tenancy and therefore to any rented accommodation...
housing. Major new office and residential developments are replacing some of the older buildings and land vacated by an Arnold Clark (formerly Rootes) car showroom.
The basins which were at the end of the Union Canal
Union Canal (Scotland)
The Union Canal is a 31.5-mile canal in Scotland, from Lochrin Basin, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh to Falkirk, where it meets the Forth and Clyde Canal.-Location and features:...
were filled in after the closure of the canal as a commercial enterprise in the 1930s. The modern end of the canal is still at the centre of the area and is referred to as the Lochrin Basin. The area is at present undergoing major reconstruction and is known as Edinburgh Quay and Edinburgh Canal Quarter.
There are building developments taking place, on sites known as 'Freer Street', 'Leamington Wharf', and 'Lochrin Square'/'St Marks Quay'.
External links
- Union Canal Edinburgh - a community website about the Lochrin Basin and Union Canal in Edinburgh, including information about building developments.
- Google Maps