Granton, City of Edinburgh

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Granton is a suburban area in City of Edinburgh

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Granton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Granton in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Granton, seaport with ry. sta., Cramond and St Cuthberts pars., Edinburghshire, on Firth of Forth, 2¾ miles NW. of Edinburgh, 2 miles W. of Leith, and 5 miles S. of Burntisland (to which there is a steamboat ferry), pop. (including part of Wardie) 927; P.O., T.O., called Granton Harbour, 1 Bank. Granton Harbour affords refuge to large vessels in easterly gales. The harbour works were commenced in 1835 by the Duke of Buccleuch, the superior of the place. They comprise 2 breakwaters, E. and W. (3170 and 3100 ft. long), and a pier (1700 ft. long), slips, jetties, and a patent slip for vessels of 1400 tons. Granton was made a head port in 1860. It is the ferry station of the North British Ry.; it is also the headquarters of several lines of steamers (trading to Aberdeen, London, Norway, Sweden, &c.) and of the fishery protection and preventive vessels of the district. (For shipping statistics, see Appendix.) The harbour has 3 fixed lights seen 8,7, and 6 miles. There is a very fine tobacco bonding warehouse at Granton. In the vicinity, at Caroline Park, is Granton Marine Station. Granton House, seat, is 1 mile W. of Granton; Granton Road, ry. sta., is ¾ mile SE. of Granton sta.

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