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Hawkhill Court and Nisbet Court, Restalrig Park

1977
Hawkhill Court and Nisbet Court, Restalrig Park

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Restalrig is situated between Leith to the north and Portobello to its south. There, in 1968, new tower blocks, containing 170 dwellings, were built as public housing at Hawkhill Court by Edinburgh Borough Council.

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