Riccarton,_Edinburgh

Riccarton, Edinburgh

Riccarton, Edinburgh

Human settlement in Scotland

Riccarton is an area in Edinburgh's Green Belt, in Scotland. It is mainly undeveloped, with much farmland and few houses.

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Riccarton is to the west of the Edinburgh City Bypass (the A720), and is known for being the location of Heriot-Watt University's main campus, including Oriam, Scotland's National Performance Centre for Sport which opened to the public in August 2016.

This statue of James Watt commissioned for the School of Arts today sits at Heriot-Watt's Riccarton Campus.

In recent years, there have been numerous controversies surrounding potential development in the area.[1]

The area is bordered by Currie, Juniper Green and Curriehill to the south, The Calders (Wester Hailes) to the east, and Hermiston to the north.

References

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    BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-43907234
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