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Edinburgh, Moredun, Craigour Place, Little France House
Tower Block (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Moredun, Craigour Place, Little France House
Classification Tower Block (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Edinburgh, Moredun Temporary Housing Area (Tha), Phase 2, Stage I
Canmore ID 299893
Site Number NT26NE 357
NGR NT 28907 69903
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/299893
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Commission And Contract (1965)
A development of four sixteen-storey tower blocks built as a phase of public housing in Moredun by Edinburgh Borough Council. The blocks contain a total of 364 dwellings. Construction was approved by committee in 1965. The contractor for the development was Wimpey.
Glendinning and Methusius 1994
