Craigentinny
Craigentinny (Scottish Gaelic: Creag an t-Sionnaich) is a suburb in the north-east of Edinburgh, Scotland, east of Restalrig and close to Portobello.
Craigentinny
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Craigentinny House | |
Craigentinny Location within the City of Edinburgh council area Craigentinny Location within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NT291749 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode district | EH7 |
| Dialling code | 0131 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Its name may be a corruption of the Scottish Gaelic Creag an t-Sionnaich meaning "Foxrock", but more likely Creag an teine meaning "Fire Crag" or a beacon which is similar to Ardentinny in Argyll.
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