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Edinburgh, 134 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh Zoo

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Drain(S) (Period Unknown), Zoo (20th Century)

Site Name Edinburgh, 134 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh Zoo

Classification Drain(S) (Period Unknown), Zoo (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Scottish National Zoological Park

Canmore ID 52618

Site Number NT27SW 148

NGR NT 20766 73229

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/52618

Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
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Photographic view of the Gibbon House
Photographic view of the Gibbon HouseGeneral oblique aerial view of Edinburgh Zoo with hotel adjacent, taken from the NW.Oblique aerial view of Corstorphine Hill House, taken from the WNW.Detailed view of zoological gate, forming part of screen behind reception building.Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh Zoo, Royal Zoological Park, Forestry Commission, Corstorphine, looking SSE.Interior, view of Monkey HouseView of Big Cat housesOblique aerial view.Oblique aerial view.View of Lodge and Gates from SView of stairs to entrance pavilionView of Sea Lion poolView of Duck enclosureView of Duck enclosureView of Gibbon EnclosureView of Monkey HouseView of Monkey HouseView of Monkey HouseView of Penguin Pool bridgeView of Penguin Video areaView of Penguin shopGeneral oblique aerial view of Edinburgh Zoo with hotel and offices adjacent, taken from the NNW.General oblique aerial view of Edinburgh Zoo, taken from the W.General oblique aerial view of Edinburgh Zoo, taken from the SW.Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh Zoo 1929.View of duck gate, at entrance to duck ponds.View of flying duck gate, at upper entrance to duck enclosure.View of sculpture of an elephant, in garden area beside steps leading from reception building to park.Detailed view of leaf and footprint path on woodland adventure walkway.View of Lodge and Gates from SView of entrance pavilion from SInterior, view of shopView of Ibis enclosureView of Chimpanzee HouseInterioir, view of "Magic Forest" centreView of Monkey HouseView of Gorilla HouseView of Penguin Video areaView of service courtyardInterior, view of shopInterior, view of shopView of Duck enclosureInterior, view of Reptile HouseInterioir, view of "Magic Forest" centreView of Monkey HouseView of Penguin Pool from N EView of Gorilla HouseView of Education CentreView of Red Panda enclosureView of Penguin Pool bridgePhotographic view of the Monkey HouseGeneral oblique aerial view of Edinburgh Zoo with hotel and offices adjacent, taken from the NNE.Oblique aerial view of Corstorphine Hill House, taken from the SSW.Detailed view of gatehouse gates.Detailed view of gatehouse gates.View of stork gate, forming part of wire enclosure for European white stork.View of stairs to entrance pavilionInterior, view of entrance pavilionInterior, view of entrance pavilionView of Duck enclosureView of Duck enclosureView of Polar Bear enclosureView of Gorilla HouseView of Penguin Pool from N EGeneral aerial view of Edinburgh ZooGeneral aerial view of Edinburgh ZooInterior, view of entrance pavilionView of "Magic Forest" centreView of "Magic Forest" centreInterior, view of Monkey HouseView of Penguin Video areaView of Giraffe HouseView of Red Panda enclosureView of Outlook PavilionOblique aerial view centred on the zoo with the hotal and offices adjacent, taken from the SSE.General oblique aerial view of Edinburgh Zoo with hotel adjacent, taken from the S.General oblique aerial view of Edinburgh Zoo with hotel adjacent, taken from the SSE.Side view of sculpture of an elephant at Edinburgh Zoo, in garden area beside steps leading from reception building to park.View of sculpture of an orang-utan family, among trees beside chimpanzee enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo.View of members' gate, in wall at top left of car park.Interior, view of shopView of Parrot GardenView of Penguin Observation areaView of Penguin Video areaView of Giraffe HouseView of Education CentreEdinburgh, 134 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh Zoo, NT27SW 148, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoView of entrance pavilion from SView of stairs to entrance pavilionView of former entrance pavilionView of Parrot GardenView of Chimpanzee HouseView of Penguin Pool bridgeView of Penguin Pool bridgeView of Penguin Observation areaView of Giraffe HouseView of Education CentreView of Outlook PavilionView of Edinburgh Zoo gates and Lodge from the southPhotographic view of the Lion House

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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

Architecture Notes

From The Buildings of Scotland, Edinburgh

'The Zoological Society of Scotland acquired the Corstorphine Hill House estate in 1913 and immediately laid out the S part to a plan by Patrick Geddes and F. C. Mears. In 1927 Mears laid out the N part.'

NMRS Special Collections:

Lorimer Collection - Designs for Turnstiles at Edinburgh Zoo, signed Robert Lorimer, dated June 1913

NT27SW 148.01 20814 72852 Lodge, Gates and Gate Piers

NT27SW 148.02 20682 73180 West Lodge Complex

NT27SW 148.03 20665 73172 and 20711 73169 West Lodge Complex, Toilets

See also NT27SW 702.00 Corstorphine Hill House

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Activities

Project (1997)

The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (http://www.pmsa.org.uk/) set up a National Recording Project in 1997 with the aim of making a survey of public monuments and sculpture in Britain ranging from medieval monuments to the most contemporary works. Information from the Edinburgh project was added to the RCAHMS database in October 2010 and again in 2012.

The PMSA (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association) Edinburgh Sculpture Project has been supported by Eastern Photocolour, Edinburgh College of Art, the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, Historic Scotland, the Hope Scott Trust, The Old Edinburgh Club, the Pilgrim Trust, the RCAHMS, and the Scottish Archive Network.

Further Details

Watching Brief (8 December 2006 - 24 January 2007)

NT 2070 7320 An archaeological watching brief was carried out between 8 December 2006-24 January 2007 during ground-breaking works associated with the construction of a primate study centre at Edinburgh Zoo. Numerous infilled rubble drains were observed cutting the natural clay subsoil. No significant archaeological features or artefacts were encountered.

Archive to be deposited with RCAHMS.

Funder: Halliday Fraser Munro on behalf of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.

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