Visit Swanston, Edinburgh Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Swanston, Edinburgh

  

Swanston, Edinburgh Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Swanston, Edinburgh

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Swanston, Edinburgh history

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The name Swanston is thought to be derived from Old Norse Sveins tún. It first appears in a document of 1214, referring to Sveinn’s farm within the Barony of Redhall. It is listed as part of land owned by Knights Templars who had settled at Temple in what is now Midlothian.

Edinburgh’s water supply

Edinburgh Corporation was given the right to extract water from springs in the area to increase the supply of fresh water to the town. A cistern house, three sand filter beds and a cottage for the water engineer were constructed. After the engineer’s cottage was built, the Corporation decided they needed further accommodation to serve as a meeting house.

Associations with Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson’s family held a lease on Swanston Cottage between 1867 and 1880. The house is thought to have inspired several of his works, including St. Ives. It is where the title character, a French prisoner of war, seeks shelter after escaping from Edinburgh Castle.

Swanston Golf Club

The Lothianburn Golf Club was founded in 1893 by a prominent member of the Edinburgh Women’s Athletic Club. In 1927, Miss Margaret Carswell decided to create her own ladies-only golf course. By 1947, the total membership had risen to four hundred, with men outnumbering women by three to one. When the club closed in 2013, the Swanston Golf Club took over part of its course.

You can visit Swanston, Edinburgh places with Walkfo Swanston, Edinburgh to hear history at Swanston, Edinburgh’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Swanston, Edinburgh has 51 places to visit in our interactive Swanston, Edinburgh 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 Swanston, Edinburgh, 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 Swanston, Edinburgh places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Swanston, Edinburgh & the surrounding areas.

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51 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Swanston, Edinburgh places to visit

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

Torphin Torphin is an almost entirely non-residential area in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies just south of Juniper Green, on the opposite side of the Water of Leith, and sits both east and west of the Edinburgh City Bypass. The west side is largely rural, sporting a small number of mid-20th Century bungalows and one of Edinburgh’s many golf courses.

Castle Law Castle Law is a hill south west of Fairmilehead in the Pentland Hills in Midlothian, Scotland. It is best known for the Iron Age hill fort on its slopes.

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