Gyle, The

Settlement in Midlothian

Scotland

Gyle, The

Cammo Once a big house, it is now a ruin, the grounds reverting to wild woodland with some fine specimen trees. The estate is managed as a park by the city council. — Cammo Credit: Richard Webb

Gyle, The, Midlothian is a small area situated in the western part of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is primarily known for its popular shopping center called The Gyle Shopping Centre, which serves as a major retail hub for both locals and tourists alike.

The Gyle Shopping Centre is a modern and well-designed complex, spread across two floors, with over 70 shops, including high street brands, fashion retailers, electronics stores, and a range of eateries. The center provides visitors with a convenient and diverse shopping experience, catering to a wide range of tastes and preferences.

In addition to its retail offerings, The Gyle also provides various services, such as banking facilities, a post office, and a large supermarket. The shopping center is easily accessible by car, with ample parking spaces available, as well as by public transport, with regular bus services connecting it to the city center and surrounding areas.

Outside of the shopping center, Gyle, The, Midlothian features a mix of residential and commercial properties. The area is characterized by its well-maintained streets, green spaces, and a friendly community atmosphere. It offers a range of amenities, including schools, parks, and leisure facilities, making it an attractive place to live for families and professionals alike.

Overall, Gyle, The, Midlothian is a vibrant and convenient area, offering a wide range of shopping options, services, and amenities, all set within a well-connected and community-oriented environment.

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Gyle, The Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 55.945316/-3.3015697 or Grid Reference NT1873. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Cammo

Once a big house, it is now a ruin, the grounds reverting to wild woodland with some fine specimen trees. The estate is managed as a park by the city council.

Richard Webb

Building speed humps, Corstorphine.

Edinburgh is home to a lot of speed humps, and they are multiplying. While proven effective in lowering speeds in residential areas, they are a pain when out on the bike. Some studies suggest that road humps are the only effective way of enforcing a 20mph/30kph speed limit. Residential area just off the busy main shopping street of Corstorphine.

Richard Webb

Gyle Industrial Estate

A big lurch westward in the 1980s, this is a tin shed estate with some more prestigious buildings like the Royal Bank offices here. The Royal Bank of Scotland are currently building a new head office at NT1672, I don't know if they will be staying here as well.

Richard Webb

"knowledge is wonderful"

Paolozzi statue outside the Royal Bank of Scotland offices in the Gyle Estate. With bus.

Richard Webb

Edinburgh Park

Business Park by the city bypass - a 1990's version of the industrial estate. A cut above the usual tin shed estate. I got a home visit from the Police for taking this. The first decade of the 21st century was not too comfortable for photography. The paranoia ended once cameras in mobile 'phones became commonplace.

Richard Webb

South Gyle Shopping Centre.

1980's mall.

Richard Webb

Drum Brae.

Small but notorious hill in the suburbs of West Edinburgh. A busy road, it's fine most of the time; it's a tricky thing in ice or snow.

Richard Webb

Clermiston

Large 20th century housing area on the west side of Corstorphine Hill. The once vare open area in the middle of the estate has been broken up by some tree planting.

Richard Webb

Bungaloid Corstorphine.

This is the dominant house type in this almost entirely residential square. Sloping ground above Corstorphine.

Richard Webb

East Craigs

Large 1970's westward expansion of Edinburgh.

Richard Webb

Meadowfield

Old farm buildings in a field of spring sown wheat. A thin strip of farmland, Edinburgh is expanding westward and there is pressure to expand the airport. If the city bypass is ever completed, it will run through this area.

Richard Webb

The Maybury

Once a dance hall, often empty, now a casino. A landmark building by a very busy road junction. This is a well known landmark in the city, once an edge of town roadhouse.

Richard Webb

Western approaches to Edinburgh

Busy junction on the A8 entering Edinburgh from the west. There has been a lot of recent development here; it's a mass of tin shed shopping as well as hotels and some residential areas.

Richard Webb

Cammo Tower

This tower which can be easily seen from the Maybury Road was a water tower for Cammo House. A wind driven pump would fill a cistern near the top and gravity would provide the mansion with water.

Kevin Rae

Looking towards Pentlands from Lochside Way

the still unbuilt area of Edinburgh Park - I suspect this time next year, this view will be impossible

Kirsty Smith

Edinburgh Park railway station

Still under construction at the taking of this photo, the station appears to disappear as you move from 1:50,000 to 1:25,000 on the OS map.

Alan Stewart

Corstorphine Police Station

Maybe it's supposed to look horrible and imposing. Good grief, they've done a good job. The whole lot looks a little hastily constructed. The materials don't look like they are all from the same batch. The green facings appear to be rusting in parts. Heck, it's only been up a couple of years. Not a pretty building at all but I dare say it wasn't designed with a prize in mind. Aerial - Link