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Torphin (/tɔːrˈfɪn/ tor-FIN) is a small area in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland, with its name deriving from the nearby Torphin Hill. It lies just south of Juniper Green, on the opposite side of the Water of Leith, and sits both east and west of the Edinburgh City Bypass: the east side mostly comprises new-build houses; the west side is largely rural, sporting a small number of mid-20th Century bungalows and one of the city's many golf courses, Torphin Hill Golf Club.

Etymology

Torphin Hill itself, is the origin of the name of the suburb of Torphin, adjoins Warklaw Hill to the south-west. Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic tòrr fionn, which means "white tor" in contrast to the nearby Torduff, which represents tòrr dubh, meaning black tor. It may or may not share a common origin with the last part of the Edinburgh name Corstorphine.

History

The northern slope of Warklaw Hill has been extensively quarried in the past for its igneous rocks. Now disused, it is now part-occupied by Colinton Community Compost, and is sometimes known as Torphin Quarry.

The hill also gave its name to Torphin Hill Golf Club, which celebrated its centenary in 1995. The golf course, which actually lay on the southern slopes of Corby Hill and the eastern slope of Warklaw Hill, offered views over the city of Edinburgh and beyond. The club closed down at the start of 2014 after a prolonged decline in membership numbers.

Transport links

Lothian Buses links the area to the city centre with the number 16 bus service. Further services can be reached on the nearby Lanark Road to the north, or at Colinton to the north-east.

References

1. Gazetteer for Scotland retrieved August 2022
2. "Mining & Quarrying – Man Alters Nature's Landscape".
3. Edinburgh Geological Society retrieved August 2022
4. "The day Torphin Hill Golf Club died".

External links

• Torphin Hill Golf Club
• Colinton Community Compost

Map sources

• Warklaw Hill
• Google Maps

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South East	Alnwickhill Blackford Braid Hills Bruntsfield Burdiehouse Canongate Carrick Knowe Comiston Dumbiedykes Fernieside Gilmerton Greenbank Haymarket Hillside and Calton Hill Liberton Marchmont Moredun Morningside Mortonhall New Town Newington Old Town Prestonfield Sciennes Southhouse Southside The Inch The Grange Tollcross West End
South West	Baberton Balerno Bankhead Bonaly Broomhouse Chesser Clovenstone Colinton Currie Craiglockhart Dalry Fairmilehead Firrhill Fountainbridge Gorgie Greenhill Juniper Green Kingsknowe Longstone Merchiston Murrayburn Oxgangs Parkhead Polwarth Roseburn Saughton Shandon Sighthill Slateford Stenhouse The Calders Wester Hailes
North West	Balgreen Barnton Blackhall Boswall Canonmills Cammo Clermiston Comely Bank Corstorphine Craigleith Cramond Crewe Toll Davidson's Mains Dean Village Drumbrae Drylaw East Craigs Goldenacre Gracemount Granton Inverleith Muirhouse Murrayfield Newhaven Pilton Ravelston Silverknowes South Gyle Stockbridge Trinity Warriston
East Lothian	Musselburgh Fisherrow Inveresk Levenhall Monktonhall Pinkie Stoneybank Wallyford
See also: Areas of Edinburgh

55°53′54″N 3°16′34″W / 55.89833°N 3.27611°W / 55.89833; -3.27611

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