Ingliston

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Coordinates: 55°56′22.10″N 3°22′21.01″W / 55.9394722°N 3.3725028°W / 55.9394722; -3.3725028
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Ingliston House

Ingliston (/ˈɪŋɡəlstən/; Scots: Inglistoun) is an area in the west of Edinburgh, near Maybury, South Gyle and Newbridge.

It is home to

Royal Highland Showground
.

History

The name Ingliston either means the "settlement of the Inglis Family" or "English town".[1]

From 1965 to 1994 motor racing took place at Ingliston Racing Circuit, which was located within the Royal Highland Showground.[2]

From 1973 to 2005, a Sunday market was held at Ingliston. It was of one of the biggest open air markets in Europe.[3] For many years, a feature of the market was a 5.5-metre-tall (18 ft) statue of King Kong by Nicholas Monro.[4]

Ingliston Golf Club first appeared in the 1930s. The 18-hole parkland course closed in the 1960s and is now the site of the Royal Highland Show Ground.[5]

Park and Ride

Ingliston Park and Ride (P&R) opened in 2006. It is the most westerly of seven park and rides operating in and around Edinburgh. It offers free parking with 1085 spaces. Parking is prohibited between 2:00am to 4:00am.[6]

Ingliston P&R tram stop

Buses

Lothian Buses Skylink services 200 and 400/N400 serve the park & ride.[7]

Tram

Ingliston Park and Ride light rail tram stop opened in May 2014, and is operated by Edinburgh Trams.

Preceding station   Edinburgh Trams   Following station
Gogarburn
towards Newhaven
   Newhaven - Edinburgh Airport   Edinburgh Airport
Terminus


References

  • Bell, Raymond MacKean Literary Corstorphine: A reader's guide to West Edinburgh, Leamington Books, Edinburgh 2017
  1. ISBN 9780244644406
    .
  2. ^ "RHC racetrack - 50 years in pole position" (Press release). Royal Highland Centre. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Ingliston to shut down after bid to find new home stalls". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. 24 September 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  4. ISBN 0-85323-682-8
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  5. ^ "Ingliston Golf Club", "Golf’s Missing Links".
  6. ^ City of Edinburgh Council (31 October 2023). "Ingliston Park and Ride - Park and rides".
  7. ^ Lothian Buses (31 October 2023). "Park & Ride".

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