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Haymarket is an area of Edinburgh
Edinburgh

Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. It is situated in the west of the city
City status in the United Kingdom

City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the British monarchy to a select group of communities. The holding of city status gives a settlement no special rights other than that of calling itself a "city"....
 and is a focal point for many main roads, notably Dalry
Dalry, Edinburgh

Dalry is an area close to the centre of the Scotland capital Edinburgh. It is generally considered to be the area between Haymarket, Edinburgh and Gorgie....
 Road (which leads to Gorgie
Gorgie

Gorgie is an area of west Edinburgh, Scotland, located near Murrayfield, Ardmillan and Dalry, Edinburgh. It is home to Tynecastle, home of Scottish Premier League side Hearts F.C., and the North British Distillery, which creates a distinctive odour in parts of the area....
 Road and the M8 motorway to Glasgow
Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
), Corstorphine
Corstorphine

Corstorphine was originally a village to the west of—and separate from—Edinburgh, Scotland, and is now a suburb of that city.Corstorphine retains a busy main street with many independent small shops, although a number have closed in recent years since the opening of several retail parks to the west of Edinburgh, especially the S...
 Road (leading to the M9
M9 motorway

The M9 motorway is a major motorway in Scotland. It runs from the outskirts of Edinburgh, Bypass routeing the towns of Linlithgow, Falkirk, Grangemouth and Stirling to end at Dunblane....
, Stirling
Stirling

Stirling is a City status in the United Kingdom and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling .The city is clustered around a large Stirling Castle and medi?val old-town....
, and the north) and Shandwick Place
Shandwick Place

Shandwick Place is a street in Edinburgh, Scotland. It starts at the junction of Manor Place and West Maitland Street and finishes at the junction of the street with Queensferry Street....
 (leading to Princes Street
Princes Street

Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland, and its main shopping street. It is the southernmost street of Edinburgh's New Town, Edinburgh, stretching around 1 mile from Lothian Road in the west to Leith Street in the east....
, and the city centre).

Haymarket contains a number of popular pubs
Public house

A public house, the formal name for a pub in Britain, is a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic beverage for consumption on or off the premises in countries and regions of United Kingdom influence....
, cafés and restaurants.

The Haymarket railway station
Haymarket railway station

Haymarket railway station is in Haymarket, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is Edinburgh's second largest railway station after Edinburgh Waverley railway station, a major commuter and long-distance destination, located quite centrally near the West End....
 is here and is called at by the busy commuter services to Glasgow, amongst others.






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Haymarket is an area of Edinburgh
Edinburgh

Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. It is situated in the west of the city
City status in the United Kingdom

City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the British monarchy to a select group of communities. The holding of city status gives a settlement no special rights other than that of calling itself a "city"....
 and is a focal point for many main roads, notably Dalry
Dalry, Edinburgh

Dalry is an area close to the centre of the Scotland capital Edinburgh. It is generally considered to be the area between Haymarket, Edinburgh and Gorgie....
 Road (which leads to Gorgie
Gorgie

Gorgie is an area of west Edinburgh, Scotland, located near Murrayfield, Ardmillan and Dalry, Edinburgh. It is home to Tynecastle, home of Scottish Premier League side Hearts F.C., and the North British Distillery, which creates a distinctive odour in parts of the area....
 Road and the M8 motorway to Glasgow
Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
), Corstorphine
Corstorphine

Corstorphine was originally a village to the west of—and separate from—Edinburgh, Scotland, and is now a suburb of that city.Corstorphine retains a busy main street with many independent small shops, although a number have closed in recent years since the opening of several retail parks to the west of Edinburgh, especially the S...
 Road (leading to the M9
M9 motorway

The M9 motorway is a major motorway in Scotland. It runs from the outskirts of Edinburgh, Bypass routeing the towns of Linlithgow, Falkirk, Grangemouth and Stirling to end at Dunblane....
, Stirling
Stirling

Stirling is a City status in the United Kingdom and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling .The city is clustered around a large Stirling Castle and medi?val old-town....
, and the north) and Shandwick Place
Shandwick Place

Shandwick Place is a street in Edinburgh, Scotland. It starts at the junction of Manor Place and West Maitland Street and finishes at the junction of the street with Queensferry Street....
 (leading to Princes Street
Princes Street

Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland, and its main shopping street. It is the southernmost street of Edinburgh's New Town, Edinburgh, stretching around 1 mile from Lothian Road in the west to Leith Street in the east....
, and the city centre).

Haymarket contains a number of popular pubs
Public house

A public house, the formal name for a pub in Britain, is a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic beverage for consumption on or off the premises in countries and regions of United Kingdom influence....
, cafés and restaurants.

The Haymarket railway station
Haymarket railway station

Haymarket railway station is in Haymarket, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is Edinburgh's second largest railway station after Edinburgh Waverley railway station, a major commuter and long-distance destination, located quite centrally near the West End....
 is here and is called at by the busy commuter services to Glasgow, amongst others. It is being considered for development to integrate train, bus and tram stops.

In the centre of the crossroads at the heart of Haymarket is a war memorial
War memorial

A war memorial is a building, monument, statue or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or to commemorate those who died or were injured in war....
 for former players of Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian F.C.

Heart of Midlothian F.C. are a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. They are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian F.C.....
 who died in World Wars I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 & II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
; the memorial is in the form of a clock. At one time, clocks were a feature in the centre of a number of Edinburgh crossroads.

Plans to develop the former Morrison Street Goods Yard, a former railway site which has been partially derelict and partially a car park for many years were approved by The City of Edinburgh Council on 25 June 2008 . Tiger Developments purchased the site from City of Edinburgh Council
Politics of Edinburgh

The politics of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, are evident in the deliberations and decisions of the city council of Edinburgh, in elections to the council, and in elections to the Scottish Parliament, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, and the European Parliament....
 for approximately £50 million in December 2006. The plans for the site include a 17 storey 5-star hotel, overlooking the war memorial, and a 3-star Travelodge Hotel which will overlook the Dalry Colonies
Colony houses

The colony houses of Edinburgh were built between 1863 and 1910 by the Edinburgh Cooperative Building Company Limited. The founders of this company were influenced by the Reverend Dr....
. The plan also has three buildings which will be used for office space, with the lower floor used for retail space, bars, shops and a small supermarket. A 400-space underground car park will replace the existing surface-level car park.