Prestonfield is a primarily residential suburb in the south of

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, the capital of

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. It lies to the east of the

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, as it leaves the city centre, approximately 3 miles south of the centre. It is best known as being home to

Prestonfield House Prestonfield House is a boutique hotel in Prestonfield, Edinburgh, Scotland. Prestonfield House was originally built in 1687 by architect Sir William Bruce, and was once considered a wealthy rural estate, but in recent decades has come to ...

, a renowned hotel, and Prestonfield Golf Club. The golf course is the nearest to the city centre. It lies west of

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and is bounded on its west side by

Newington Cemetery Newington Cemetery is a cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland. Technically it lies beyond Newington itself, standing on an awkward elongated kite-shaped site between a railway line and Dalkeith Road, between Prestonfield and Peffermill. History ...

Cameron Toll Cameron Toll is a suburb located to the south of Edinburgh, Scotland. Originally it was the site of a toll house built in the early 19th century, which was located on a stretch of road between Edinburgh and Dalkeith. The meaning of the name C ...

lies to the south.

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and the Commonwealth Pool lie to the north. The area was known as Priestfield until the late seventeenth century, a name retained by some institutions and street names and revived by the parish church in 1975.. The area is visually dominated by

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and

Salisbury Crags Holyrood Park (also called the Queen's Park or King's Park depending on the reigning monarch's gender) is a royal park in central Edinburgh, Scotland about to the east of Edinburgh Castle. It is open to the public. It has an array of hills, loc ...

to the east, which tower above the area.

Notable Buildings

- Now a hotel *Cameron House (1770) for the Dicks of Prestonfield *

Priestfield Parish Church Priestfield Parish Church, Edinburgh is a member of the Church of Scotland, in the presbytery of Edinburgh. It is located approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Edinburgh city centre on Dalkeith Road at its junction with Marchhall Plac ...

(1880)

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Prestonfield's local parish churchPrestonfield Primary School
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