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842: 218: 1483: 139: 40: 179:, in recognition of a hill on his Perthshire estate. The house was acquired in 1923 to convert into a convalescent home for ex-servicemen. It was instead found unsuitable and demolished. The facility was instead created in the form of the Murray Homes for the 194:
nearby. Two of the 16-storey blocks – Moncreiffe House and Forteviot House – are within the geographical boundary of Moredun, while the other four are technically in neighbouring Craigour.
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built in the 1950s still exist; however, most of these have been replaced by newer and permanent housing. There is 1980s private housing in a band immediately next to the A7, as well as
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In the late 1960s six tower blocks were built in the area; whilst all six remain standing, a large project was undertaken to refurbish them to coincide with the construction of the new
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Moredun contains two clusters of shops on Moredun Park Road as well as a library and a primary school. It has transport links on a par with other similar areas of the city, with the
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Craigour has a nearby primary school (technically just outwith its boundaries between Moredun and Fernieside), a
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For such a small area, Craigour consists of a wide variety of house types. Some
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in 1929. Part of the estate was also sold in 1924 to create the
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but it was renamed Moredun House in 1769 by the new owner,
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The estate of Gut-tres or Goodtrees was the family home of
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Castleview House, one of four tower blocks in the area
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