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Morningside is a district and former village in the south of Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies alongside the main arterial Morningside Road, part of an ancient route from Edinburgh to the south west of Scotland. The original village served several farms and estates in the area.
- Some Morningside Characters
- James Ferrier and His Daughter Susan
- The Falconars of Falcon Hall
- Two Balfour Aunts
The story of the community that Morningside became over the course of the 19thcentury is rooted in its initial attractions as a peaceful, secluded and affordable alternative to the overcrowded resorts of Cramond and Portobello. In her autobiography, published posthumously in 1875, Eliza Fletcher describes how in 1799 she and her advocate husband de...
The Fletchers may have been influenced in their choice of Morningside by recently-widowed James Ferrier, WS and Principal Clerk of Session, who had spent the summer of 1798 at Canaan Cottage with his 15-year old daughter Susan Edmonstone Ferrier. The following year, James took out a lease on East Morningside House, spending up to six months of each...
Alexander Falconar had returned to Scotland from India, where he had been in the colonial service in Madras, in around 1810 with his wife Elizabeth and 12 of their 14 surviving children – three sons and nine daughters – settling in Edinburgh the following year. On 17 February 1814 he bought Morningside Lodge from Margaret Thomson Coulter; she was t...
Two doors along from Dr Chalmers, at 6 Morningside Place, lived the Balfour aunts visited by their nephew Robert Louis Stevenson in the mid-1800s. His childhood nanny, Alison Cunningham – better known as ‘Cummy’ lived her last years in Balcarres Street and is buried in Morningside Cemetery.
Jan 30, 2018 · Explore Edinburgh's southern neighbourhoods with Culture Trip's guide to the unmissable sights and activities in Morningside and Bruntsfield
- Deborah Chu
Sep 12, 2023 · Morningside is one such suburb, running along one of the main arterial roads into and out of Edinburgh to the south-west of the city centre. This roadway has been one of the historic access roads to Edinburgh for centuries - today it's a popular and well-heeled part of the city, famed for its genteel atmosphere, 'millionaires' row ...
Morningside was a small village south of Edinburgh which consisted of a few cottages and farms. Originally part of the Burghmuir (a woodland and open ground where hunting took place) which stretched from the Pentland hills to the Meadows which was the Burgh Loch.
Sep 5, 2023 · These days, Morningside is a bustling district of Edinburgh, packed with popular landmarks, independent shops, bars and restaurants.
If you’re looking to explore some of the best that Edinburgh has to offer, then you can’t go wrong with Bruntsfield and Morningside. These two neighbourhoods are packed with local attractions, making them a must-visit when you are in Edinburgh.
