Saughton
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 1960's council flats in Saughton Mains | |
  Saughton Location within the City of Edinburgh council area  Saughton Location within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NT210718 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode district | EH11 |
| Dialling code | 0131 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Saughton (/ˈsɔːxtən/) (Scots: Sauchtoun) (Scottish Gaelic: Baile nan Seileach) is a suburb of the west of Edinburgh, Scotland, bordering Broomhouse, Stenhouse, Longstone and Carrick Knowe. In Lowland Scots, a "sauch" is a willow.[1] The Water of Leith flows by here.
It is the location of HM Prison Edinburgh, known colloquially as "Saughton Prison", in the south of the district.
The A71 road, one of the main city arteries, runs through the area – it is known here as Calder Road, becoming Stenhouse Road and Gorgie Road further east.
Saughton Park, a large public park, has facilities including Scotland's largest skatepark; it is located on the opposite side of Stenhouse from the core of the Saughton neighbourhood.
Actually situated in the Broomhouse area and fronting onto Broomhouse Drive, Saughton House is a large Government office, built in the 1950s, which houses the Scottish Government, Scottish Courts Service, and a number of other Government offices.
