Corstorphine Hill, seen in the north from a residential street in the Murrayfield area

Murrayfield is an affluent area in the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is to the east of Corstorphine and west of Roseburn. The A8 road runs east-west through the north of the area.

It is known mostly for containing Murrayfield Stadium, home to the Scottish national rugby union team and venue for many sporting events such as the 2000 Rugby League Challenge Cup Final which saw Bradford Bulls beat Leeds Rhinos 24 - 18 and the 2002 Challenge Cup final which saw Wigan Warriors beat St Helens 21 - 12. In the shadow of the Stadium is Murrayfield Ice Rink, which currently hosts the Edinburgh Capitals ice hockey team and previously played host to the famous Murrayfield Racers. In the 2006-07 season, Heart of Midlothian played their UEFA Champions League ties at Murrayfield.

In addition to the stadium, there is a Murrayfield Golf Course. Next to this is Easter Belmont Road (a private road), one of Edinburgh's "Millionaire's Rows" and is home to local businessman David Murray and Keith Miller. Aside from sports facilities, there is a lot of residential land use, and the area has a BUPA private hospital and small numbers of shops, businesses including a BMW dealership, and hotels. The Murrayfield area is full of medium and large sized houses.

[edit] External links

• Murrayfield Community Council

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Coordinates: 55°56′48.13″N 3°14′44.15″W / 55.9467028°N 3.2455972°W / 55.9467028; -3.2455972