Eastfield is a primarily residential district on the north eastern outskirts of

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, the capital of

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. It lies between Joppa and the Edinburgh City boundary with

Musselburgh Musselburgh (; ; ) is the largest settlement in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, east of Edinburgh city centre. It had a population of as of . History The name Musselburgh is Old English language, Old English in ...

. The district is bounded on the north by the

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, on the west by Joppa and the main East Coast rail line, and on the south by farmland and the grounds of

Newhailes House Newhailes House is a Palladian style country house which stands in 80 acres of parkland on the edge of the small town of Musselburgh in East Lothian, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building which is now occupied and maintained by the Natio ...

, a

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property. The western boundary leads into

along the coast, passing the small harbour at

Fisherrow Fisherrow is a harbour and former fishing village at Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, to the east of Portobello and Joppa, and west of the River Esk. History There has been fishing at Fisherrow and Musselburgh since Roman times, and the p ...

. In addition to housing, Eastfield includes Portobello Cemetery and a private five-hole golf course behind the houses on the south side of Milton Road.

Notable buildings

* Jewel and Esk College *Milton House (now Kings Manor Hotel) *Queens Bay Lodge

Portobello Cemetery

The cemetery (including the lodge and gates) was designed by Robert Paterson in 1877.Dictionary of Scottish Architects: Robert Paterson The cemetery lies on Milton Road East in Eastfield. The southern section holds a large Muslim graveyard. Notable interments include: * William Durham

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(1834–1893), chemist and astronomer * John Proudfoot Goodsir (1864–1952), architect * Alexander Kirkwood engraver, the "son" of Alexander Kirkwood & Son *

Ivison Macadam Sir Ivison Stevenson Macadam (18 July 1894 – 22 December 1974) was the first Director-General of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), and the founding President of the National Union of Students (United Kingdom), Nat ...

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* William Ivison Macadam * Reginald William Mapleton, eminent surgeon, son of Dean Reginald Mapleton * Sir Edward Moss (1852–1912), theatre

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