Brunstane

Brunstane
Brunstane
	Brunstane Location within theCity of Edinburgh council area Brunstane Location withinScotland
OS grid reference	NT315725
Council area	City of Edinburgh;
Lieutenancy area	Edinburgh;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EDINBURGH
Postcode district	EH15
Dialling code	0131
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Edinburgh East;
Scottish Parliament	Edinburgh Eastern;
	List of places UK Scotland 55°56′52.93″N3°6′8.29″W/ 55.9480361°N 3.1023028°W

Brunstane(/ˈbrʌnstən/BRUN-stən) is a northeastern suburb ofEdinburgh,Scotland.It lies on theA1and is served byBrunstane railway stationon theBorders Railway. Brunstane partly consists of new housing, such as the Gilberstoun estate, and also contains the 1950s councilhousing schemesknown asMagdaleneand the Christians, which are south and north of Milton Road respectively.

Brunstane House

The current house was built in 1639 forJohn Maitland, 1st Earl of Lauderdale,incorporating an L-plan house dating from the 1560s and early 14th century elements built for the Crichton family. It was extended by SirWilliam Brucein 1672 and bought byAndrew Fletcher, Lord Miltonin 1733. He employedWilliam Adamto rebuild parts of the house and install interior panelling, plasterwork and other features. The house includes some of the earliest known examples ofsash windowsin Scotland (invented in 1690).^[1]

References

^"Brunstane House:: Historic Houses Association".Hha.org.uk. Archived fromthe originalon 5 March 2016.Retrieved6 March2012.

External links

[1]Google map centred on Brunstane House built in 1639.
[2]Leaflet on car-free access to eastern Edinburgh
Brunstane Primary School

[1] "Brunstane House:: Historic Houses Association".Hha.org.uk. Archived fromthe originalon 5 March 2016.Retrieved6 March2012.

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