Inch, Edinburgh
Inch or The Inch is a populated area of Edinburgh, Scotland, located south of Inch Park in the south of the city.[1][2]
Inch House
The area grew around Inch House, a Scottish vernacular tower house dating from 1617. It is a category A listed building.[3] The Inch Park now surrounding it was its former garden grounds.
Its former residents include Sir Robert Gilmour, 1st Baronet[4] who greatly extended and remodelled the house in the 1890s.[5]
The house was sold to Edinburgh Corporation in 1946 and served for twenty years as a primary school. It remains in Council ownership and the grounds provide the main nursery beds for Council plants within the city parks and green-spaces.
A doocot at Nether Liberton previously linked to Inch House.
References
- ↑ "Four detained over shootings in Gilmerton and The Inch". BBC News. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ↑ "Big campsite plan at Inch for Edinburgh Fringe". Edinburgh Evening News. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ↑ CEC listed buildings records
- ↑ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1911-12
- ↑ http://www.southedinburgh.net/history/greater-liberton-heritage-project/inch-house
Coordinates: 55°55′20″N 3°09′20″W / 55.9222°N 3.1556°W