Fairmilehead

Fairmilehead is a district of South Edinburgh. It lies approximately 3 miles due south of the city centre and borders Midlothian. The area comprises the districts of Buckstone, Caiystane, Swanston, Frogston and Winton.

The centre of the area is the crossroads between Buckstone Terrace/Biggar Road and Frogston Road/Oxgangs Road. There is a bank and a shop at the crossroads, as well as Fairmilehead Parish Church, which is a parish church of the Church of Scotland. The church has 5 modern halls where dozens of activities and interests are pursued each week by the local and wider communities.Church Halls

A detailed history of the area can be found on the Fairmilehead Parish Church website, in the history section which includes details of the Caiy Stane which lies to the north of Oxgangs Road and is presrved by the National Trust for Scotland. There's also a history of the church itself Church History

Scottish Water also maintain a filter bed and offices at Fairmilehead. This is to be replaced shortly by a new centre being constructed at Flotterstone, a few miles south of the city border, along the A702 (Biggar Road).

The area is represented by the following:

• Scottish Parliament by David McLetchie MSP (Conservative),
• British Parliament by Nigel Griffiths MP (Labour),
• on the City of Edinburgh Council by Cllr Elaine Aitken (Conservative), Cllr Jason Rust (Conservative) and Cllr Eric Barry (Labour)