Colinton

Category

Library Item

Item no

10322

Title

Colinton

Description

The large residential houses of Colinton village in Edinburgh are viewed across an open field. There are a variety of stone properties built across a hillside surrounded by woodland. The Pentland Hills are faintly visible in the distance.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1905

Size

8.9 x 13.7 cm

Type

Photograph; Postcard

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Colinton is a residential suburb in the south-west of Edinburgh, about 4 ½ miles from the city centre. It was originally a separate village, notable for its milling industry.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Landscape > Land > Hills

Places > Edinburgh areas > Colinton

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