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Dave Henniker Edinburgh West page 9
Pinkhill to Murrayfield via Carrick Knowe & Balgreen
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Quite near Edinburgh Zoo is the former Pinkhill Railway Station. The old train line is now a cyclepath and footpath connecting Corstorphine Village (at Paddockholm off Station Road) to Balgreen Road. | |
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The bridge in the previous picture is just visible beyond the platform. This is the west facing view. | |
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This old rail bridge is between Balgreen Avenue and Carrick Knowe Golf course. Blue signposts point the way for cyclists and walkers. | |
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Looking back (north west) towards Corstorphine Hill. | |
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After skirting the north east side of the golf course, the old railway embankment curves eastward to join the main east-west line which is still operational and quite busy. Some development work is going on close to Jenners Depository and fences make a temporary path. | |
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New railway sidings may be built here on the southern edge of Carrick Knowe Golf course. This west facing view shows the embankment being widened and leveled. | |
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Jenners Depository as seen from Balgreen Road. | |
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350m east of Jenners is Pansy Walk and this footbridge over the Water of Leith, leading to Murrayfield and further down river. Turn right for Balgreen or cross the river then turn right for Westfield Avenue. | |
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The south view from the footbridge in the previous picture shows the 3 arches of the rail bridge. | |
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Baird Drive leads from the Jenners building to the Pansy Walk Bridge and its fenced off, overgrown back alley runs parallel to the railway embankment. A black cat sits on a fence watching me take its picture. | |
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A short walk through the rightmost arch of the rail bridge leads to the south side of the embankment. This view west shows the electric train gantries disappearing into the distance beside some rough ground. | |
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A similar view from a few paces towards Balgreen shows the Jenners building peeking over the railway embankment. | |
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Looking back towards the west arch of the rail bridge over the Water of Leith. | |
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The previously pictured footbridge was added to divert pedestrians from this one which serves the rugby ground. At the end of Baird Drive is Balgreen Road and the Jenners building. | |
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240m further north along the Water of Leith Walkway is the entrance to a large, private carpark. A bridge connects to Saughtonhall Avenue and Riversdale Road. | |
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A long-lens shot from the same standpoint reveals more detail of the stadium which dwarfs the adjacent ice rink. (skating pages here) | |
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This old tree on the banks of the Water of Leith arches over the pathway as it nears Roseburn Park and the bridge to Riversdale Crescent. |
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