Saughton

Saughton Scottish Gaelic: Baile nan Seileach Scots: Sauchtoun
Saughton Location within the City of Edinburgh council area Saughton Location within Scotland
OS grid reference	NT210718
Council area	City of Edinburgh
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EDINBURGH
Postcode district	EH11
Dialling code	0131
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Edinburgh West Edinburgh South West
Scottish Parliament	Edinburgh Pentlands

Saughton (/ˈsɔːxtən/) (Template:Lang-sco) (Template:Lang-gd) is a suburb of the west of Edinburgh, Scotland, bordering Broomhouse, Stenhouse, Longstone and Carrick Knowe. In Lowland Scots, a "sauch" is a willow. The Water of Leith flows by here.

It is the location of HM Prison Edinburgh, known colloquially as "Saughton Prison", in the south of the district.

The Calder Road, one of the main city arteries, runs through it.

Saughton Park, a large public park, has facilities including Scotland's largest skatepark.

Actually situated in the Broomhouse area and fronting on Broomhouse Drive, Saughton House is a large Government office, built in the 1950s, which houses the Scottish Government, Scottish Courts Service, and a number of other Government offices.

Transport

Tram

Saughton tram stop is adjacently south of the main Glasgow to Edinburgh railway line, close to the junction of Broomhouse Drive and Saughton Road North.

Preceding station		Edinburgh Trams		Following station
Balgreen towards Newhaven		Newhaven - Edinburgh Airport		Bankhead towards Airport

Buses

Lothian Buses

• 3, 25, 34, 35 (Calder Road)
• 1, 2, 22 (Broomhouse Drive/ Stenhouse Drive)

McGill's Scotland East

• X22 (Calder Road)

Notable residents

• William Stevenson (1772–1829), Scottish nonconformist preacher and writer.
• Graeme Souness (1953), retired Scottish footballer and manager
• Baird baronets of Saughton Hall

Saughton cemetery

Saughton Cemetery, Edinburgh

Notable interments:

• Louis Deuchars sculptor

External links

• HM Prison Edinburgh
• Saughton Skatepark