Barnton, Edinburgh

Barnton, Edinburgh

Barnton is a upper-class suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, located to the north-west of the city.

It is home to the Royal High School of Edinburgh; the Barnton Hotel; Braehead House, a plain Scots Classical house dating from circa 1700; and The Royal Burgess Golfing Society, one of the oldest golf clubs in Scotland.

Barnton Hotel

Built in the 1860s and now closed, awaiting redevelopment, the once grand Barnton Hotel is derelict.


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