Bankhead is a non-residential area of western Edinburgh, Scotland. It borders the Edinburgh City Bypass (A720) and Hermiston Gait ( M8 motorway terminus) to the west,

the Calders The Calders is a residential neighbourhood in Edinburgh, Scotland – not to be confused with the Calders of West Lothian aka West Calder, Mid Calder and East Calder, three separate villages. It is sometimes considered to be part of Wester Hail ...

neighbourhood to the south – accessed via a pedestrian underpass, Sighthill to the east, and South Gyle/Edinburgh Park to the north. It is mostly occupied by a large industrial park.Bankhead

Gazetteer for Scotland The ''Gazetteer for Scotland'' is a gazetteer covering the geography, history and people of Scotland. It was conceived in 1995 by Bruce Gittings of the University of Edinburgh and David Munro of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and cont ...

Amongst the companies here,

Royal Mail , kw, Postya Riel, ga, An Post Ríoga , logo = Royal Mail.svg , logo_size = 250px , type = Public limited company , traded_as = , foundation = , founder = Henry VIII , location = London, England, UK , key_people = * Keith Williams ...

and

Burtons Biscuits Burton's Biscuit Company is a British biscuit manufacturer. It is recognised in the UK as the second-biggest supplier of biscuits. The company was formed by the merger of Burton's Gold Medal Biscuits and Horizon Biscuit Company in October 2000. It ...

have a large presence. Ethicon also had a plant here, but it has closed, and will reportedly be replaced by a sports facilities.

Edinburgh College Edinburgh College is a further and higher education institution with campuses in Edinburgh and Midlothian, Scotland. It serves the Edinburgh Region, Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian, and is the largest college in Scotland. It was fo ...

, the former Stevenson College and the Sighthill campus of

Napier University , mottoeng = Without knowledge, everything is in vain , established = 1992 – granted University status 1964 – Napier Technical College , type = Public , academic_staff = 802 , administrative_staff = 562 , chancellor = Will Whitehorn , ...

are just to the west.

Transport

Road

City Bypass

Junction 9: Calder
The dual-carriage Calder Road (A71) continues over the bypass here by means of a roundabout Junction 10: Hermiston Gait
The M8 terminates here at a roundabout under the bypass with access to Hermiston Gait retail park.

Rail

The main Edinburgh-Glasgow railway line passes along the northern boundary and is served by Edinburgh Park station.

Tram

Bankhead tram stop is adjacently south of the railway line, close to the junction of Bankhead Drive and the South Gyle Access Road.

Buses

Lothian Buses

* 3, 25, 34, 35, X27, X28 (Calder Road) * 36, 400 (Bankhead Avenue) * 2 (Bankhead Drive) * 21 (Broomhouse Road)

McGill's Scotland East

* X22 (Calder Road) * 20, 63 (Bankhead Avenue)

References

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