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Corstorphine Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Corstorphine

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Corstorphine history

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Old Corstorphine stood on a piece of dry land, between two lochs, the Gogar Loch and Corthorphine Loch, though both have now been drained. The first noticed proprietors of the estate were David le Mareschall, in the reign of Alexander II, and William de la Roche, whose names occur in Ragman Rolls of 1296. It was next held by William More of Abercorne, who left it to his brother, Gilchrist More, who sold it to Adam Forester. An important family in the area were the Lords Forrester, whose name has been given to several streets and whose large house can still be seen.

16th century

William Dunbar mentions a poet, Roull of Corstorphin, in his Lament for the Makaris c.1505. Little else is known of the poet Roull, though one poem by him may be extant. In 1577 Sir James Forrester presented the parish kirk with a bell for its steeple. In 1698, the estate was sold to Hugh Wallace of Ingliston, a Writer to the Signet. In 1713, he sold it to Sir James Dick of Prestonfield, in whose family remained until 1869.

18th century and later

Corstorphine escaped widespread industrialisation in the 19th century. It only started to be absorbed into the Edinburgh urban area in the mid-20s. Queen Margaret College (now QMU) set up a campus there in 1961. It closed in 2007 when they moved all their facilities out to Musselburgh.

Corstorphine etymology

The earliest known form of the name is Crostorfin, recorded in 1128. This possibly means ‘Torfin’s crossing’ in Corstorphine. The identity of Torfin is not certainly known, but he was likely a local baron.

You can visit Corstorphine places with Walkfo Corstorphine to hear history at Corstorphine’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Corstorphine has 97 places to visit in our interactive Corstorphine map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Corstorphine, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Corstorphine places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Corstorphine & the surrounding areas.

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97 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Corstorphine tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Corstorphine

  

Best Corstorphine places to visit

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Corstorphine has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Corstorphine’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Corstorphine’s information audio spots:

Barnton, Edinburgh Barnton (Scottish Gaelic: Baile an t-Sabhail) is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the north-west of the city. Part of the area was traditionally known as “Cramond Muir” in reference to Cramond to the north.

Corstorphine Corstorphine is a village and parish to the west of Edinburgh, now considered a suburb of that city. The actual “High Street” itself is no longer the main street, an anomaly shared with central Edinburgh. Famous residents include Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, Bible translator Alexander Thomson and Scottish Renaissance author Helen Cruickshank.

Saughton Park Saughton Park is a public park in Edinburgh, Scotland. It includes formal gardens, specimen trees, exotic plant greenhouses, playing fields, an athletics track and a skateboard park. The skatepark was constructed in 2010 and is the largest in Scotland.

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