Dalry, Edinburgh

Dalry Road

Dalry (Scottish Gaelic: Dail Ruighe) is an area close to the centre of the Scottish capital Edinburgh, between Haymarket and Gorgie. The phrase Gorgie-Dalry is commonly used by the council. It also borders Ardmillan. The area has become an increasingly desirable residential location in recent years, and the area is well located for a range of shops, restaurants and leisure facilities. Princes Street, in central Edinburgh, is five to ten minutes walk from the area. Many of Edinburgh's major employers are also within walking distance, including those based in the city's central financial district, The Exchange.

Dalry 'colonies'

Dalry consists of a mix of traditional tenements, "colonies" (terraced houses where one floor has an entrance at one side, and the other floor has an entrance on the other side; street names follow the buildings rather than the roads between them), and more recently-built residential properties, including a substantial residential development on the site of a former distillery and other light industry.

The name of Dalry may derive from Dail Ruigh or Dail Righ, Scottish Gaelic for the "Meadow Slope" or "King's Meadow" respectively. The east end of Dalry has seen major development, but a large area at Haymarket, to the east of Dalry, has been empty and partly used as a car park for a number of years, following the closure of the railway depot that was previously located in the area. The site was included in the shortlist of potential locations for the Scottish Parliament. A plan has now been approved to build a large retail, hotel, and office development there.

Coordinates: 55°56′36.85″N 3°13′10.52″W / 55.9435694°N 3.2195889°W / 55.9435694; -3.2195889