Pilton, Edinburgh
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Pilton is a residential area of northern Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It is to the north of Ferry Road, immediately east of Muirhouse, and to the west and south of Granton (the Boswall, Royston Mains and Wardieburn neighbourhoods).
Description
Sometimes considered to be part of the larger neighbouring area of Granton, Pilton consists of two housing schemes - West Pilton and East Pilton. These neighbourhoods, particularly West Pilton,[2] are regarded as among the most economically deprived areas in Edinburgh and suffer from high crime rates and anti-social behaviour especially young joyriders stealing powerful motorbikes and cars, or otherwise damaging vehicles.[3][4]
Most of West Pilton was formerly social housing constructed by the council between the 1930s and 1950s (with a hiatus during the
Built on the lands of East Pilton Farm in the 1930s
Sport
Ethnicity
Pilton compared[16] | Pilton | Edinburgh |
---|---|---|
White | 88.8% | 91.7% |
Asian | 3.6% | 5.5% |
Black | 6.0% | 1.2% |
Mixed | 0.9% | 0.9% |
References
- ^ Pilton, Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ West Pilton, Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ "Joyriders making Pilton 'Wild West' of Edinburgh -". Edinburgh Evening News. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ Residents say area is getting 'out of hand' after car is flipped in Pilton, Edinburgh Evening News, 7 November 2019
- ^ Edinburgh, West Pilton, General, Canmore
- ^ Edinburgh, West Pilton Grove, Canmore
- ^ West Pilton Grove, Tower Block | University of Edinburgh
- ^ Edinburgh, Muirhouse, West Pilton Crescent, Northview Court, Canmore
- ^ Muirhouse Temporary Housing Area III, Tower Block | University of Edinburgh
- ^ West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre, Joined In Edinburgh (Community Learning)
- ^ Pilton, Y People
- ^ East Pilton, Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ SAR029101 SCOTLAND (1957). Pilton Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing South/East, Britain From Above
- ^ Bruce Peebles Factory, EdinPhoto
- ^ Bruce Peebles Transformer Factory Fire, EdinPhoto
- ^ "Total Craigroyston" (PDF).
External links
- Media related to Pilton, Edinburgh at Wikimedia Commons