Our Secondary Schools
Over 2,500 children attend schools in the area
Northfield & Willowbrae Community Council
A modern, lively
community in the north east of Edinburgh
The district of the Northfield and Willowbrae Community Council stretches from
within a few hundred metres of the beach at Portobello right across to the walls of the Palace
of Holyroodhouse where the boundary follows the Queen's Drive. The ancient village of
Duddingston and the parkland of Duddingston House mark one corner; the old village around
Jock's Lodge, the A-listed houses at Piershill rebuilt from 18th century barracks, and the
Figgate Burn Park all lie within its perimeter.
The area is home to about 13,000 people in the mid 20th century areas of Northfield,
Mountcastle, Abercorn, Lady Nairne, the Hamiltons, much of the Durhams and Southfield. Much of
the land was owned by the Dukes of Abercorn whose family names are given to many of the
streets.
