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Silverknowes history
Until the 1930s, the Silverknowes area was open farmland. It was previously part of the Lauriston Estate, and was known as Randalston. Most of the land was acquired by McTaggart & Mickel, a Glasgow-based firm of tenement builders. The development was originally a mixture of private and council housing, but is mainly owner-occupied.
Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway opened a branch line from Craigleith to Barnton via Davidson’s Main in 1894. The line closed to passengers in 1951 and to goods traffic in 1960. The surviving trackbed is now a footpath and cycle path, forming part of the National Cycle Network Route 1.
Anti-aircraft measures
During World War II, Silverknowes was the site of a heavy anti-aircraft battery. The battery was situated on the north side of the SilverKnowes Golf Course. It consisted of a group of ‘fire-burning’ boxes, designed to appear from the air as a burning town or city.
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