Prestonfield, Edinburgh

Prestonfield
Prestonfield from Arthur's Seat
Prestonfield Location within the City of Edinburgh council area Prestonfield Location within Scotland Show map of Scotland
OS grid reference	NT275717
Council area	City of Edinburgh
Lieutenancy area	Edinburgh
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EDINBURGH
Postcode district	EH16
Dialling code	0131

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	Edinburgh East
Scottish Parliament	Edinburgh Southern
List of places UK Scotland 55°56′00″N 3°09′41″W / 55.933472°N 3.161428°W / 55.933472; -3.161428

Prestonfield is a primarily residential suburb in the south of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies to the east of the A7 road, as it leaves the city centre, approximately 3 miles south of the centre. It is best known as being home to Prestonfield House, a renowned hotel, and Prestonfield Golf Club. The golf course is the nearest to the city centre. The area was developed with housing in the interwar period with a series of private bungalows by James Miller and others alongside a council estate built under City Architect Ebenezer J MacRae.

It lies west of Duddingston and is bounded on its west side by Newington Cemetery. Cameron Toll lies to the south. Pollock Halls of Residence and the Commonwealth Pool lie to the north.

The area was known as Priestfield until the late seventeenth century,^[1] a name retained by some institutions and street names and revived by the parish church in 1975..

The area is visually dominated by Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags to the east, which tower above the area.