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Straiton; Oakbank Cottages
| Location | 55.889838, -3.156353, half a mile north of Straiton  |
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| Former parish and county | Parish of Liberton, Edinburghshire. |
| Current local authority area | City of Edinburgh |
| Construction history | Presumably built during 1880's |
| Ownership history | Clippens Oil Company Ltd (Old), Clippens Oil Company Ltd (New) |
| Demolition history | Demolished 1930's? |
| Current status of site | Site of the rows lies beneath the Edinburgh city by-pass |
Background
Presumably constructed by the Clippens Oil Company to house the workforce of the company's adjacent mines and pits. The Company also owned housing at Pentland and Meadowbank.
The OS map shows three parallel rows, each with eight two-room homes.
Maps
Ordnance Survey maps reproduced by kind permission of the Trustees of the National Library of Scotland.
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