In our latest retro look at Edinburgh’s communities, we’ve found 31 great photos of life in Cramond over the years.
The historic former village at the mouth of the River Almond has been a settlement for thousands of years, with archaeological excavations there uncovering evidence of habitation dating to around 8500 BC, making it, for a time, the earliest known site of human settlement in Scotland.
Cramond developed slowly over the centuries, with Cramond Kirk founded in 1656. After a brief period spent as an industrial village in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, by the late 19th century it became a desirable suburb of Edinburgh, and was officially made part of the city in November 1920.
Check out our photo gallery below for great memories of goings on at Cramond Beach, the River Almond, the aforementioned local church, Cramond Island, the promenade between the area and Granton, and general life in the village itself.
5. Life's a beach
Violinist Ani Batikian and frogman Calum Duncan, Scottish conservation manager for the Marine Conservation Society, pictured at Cramond Beach in November, 2009. | TSPL
6. Run for fun
Pupils from S1 Stewart's Melville College taking part in a Red Nose Charity Fun Run from Silverknowes to Cramond and back in March, 2011. | TSPL
7. Water shortage
Mrs Pentland hauls a bucket of water from the River Almond in February 1959, after six families had been left without water for 13 days. | TSPL
8. Hot dog
Pictured during the heatwave of May, 2011, nine-year-old Coral Anderson chills out with her dog Sasha down at Cramond. | TSPL