Roseburn is a suburb of
Edinburgh
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, the capital of
Scotland
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.
The area lies in the west of the city, approximately a 20-minute walk from the city centre, west of
Haymarket and close to the
Murrayfield area (and
Murrayfield Stadium
Murrayfield Stadium (known as BT Murrayfield Stadium for sponsorship reasons, or popularly as Murrayfield) is a Rugby stadium located in the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has a seating capacity of 67,144 making it the largest sta ...
). It is immediately to the south of the
A8 road.
The
Water of Leith flows along one side of Roseburn Park next to the
Water of Leith Walkway. Other boundaries to the park are Murrayfield Stadium and
Murrayfield Ice Rink
Murrayfield Ice Rink is a 3,800-seat multi-purpose arena in the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, Scotland, adjacent to Murrayfield Stadium. It was built between 1938 and 1939 and is home to the Edinburgh Capitals ice hockey team and a seven-sh ...
. The park is used for football in the winter and cricket in the summer. It has a small play area popular with pre-school and young children. The park is popular with dog walkers.
Roseburn Primary School offers education for children from
Nursery to
Primary 7
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Arts, entertainment, and media Music Groups and labels
* Primary (band), from Australia
* Primary (musician), hip hop musician and record producer from South Korea
* Primary Music, Israeli record label
Works
* ...
. The main building is
Victorian and has
listed building status.
Businesses located in Roseburn include bars, restaurants, take aways, groceries, art work, jewellery, flowers, home furnishings, pharmaceutical goods, furniture and hairdressing.
Transport
Roseburn is served by
Lothian Buses
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services 12, 26, 31, and the Airlink (100),
McGill's Scotland East services 21 & 22 and Murrayfield tram stop.
Notable residents
*
Wendy Wood, Scottish nationalist, artist, writer and ''
Jackanory
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'' presenter.
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References
External links
Google Maps
Roseburn Primary School Website
Areas of Edinburgh
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