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Edinburgh, Craigmillar Castle Gardens, Peffermill Court

Point Block (20th Century)

Site Name Edinburgh, Craigmillar Castle Gardens, Peffermill Court

Classification Point Block (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Edinburgh, Craigmillar Temporary Housing Area (Tha)

Canmore ID 299854

Site Number NT27SE 6022

NGR NT 28516 71500

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/299854

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Edinburgh, City Of
  • Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District City Of Edinburgh
  • Former County Midlothian

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Commission And Contract (1966)

A development of two fifteen-storey tower blocks built as public housing by Edinburgh Borough Council. The blocks were constructed using the Bison industrialised building system. They contain 114 dwellings in total. Construction was approved by committee in 1966. The contractor for the development was Concrete Scotland Ltd.

Glendinning and Methusius 1994

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