Sighthill Roundabout
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| Sighthill Roundabout | |||
| Location Map ( geo) | |||
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| Location | |||
| Sighthill, Edinburgh | |||
| County | |||
| Midlothian | |||
| Highway Authority | |||
| Edinburgh | |||
| Junction Type | |||
| Roundabout | |||
| Roads Joined | |||
| A71, B701 | |||
| Junctions related to the B701 | |||
Sighthill Roundabout is the junction of the A71 and the northbound B701 in Sighthill, Edinburgh. To the south, Sighthill Avenue provides local access to residential streets. The junction forms part of the old Edinburgh ring road which ran westwards along the A71 Calder Road and northwards up the B701 Broomhouse Road.
The A71 runs from Edinburgh to Irvine. The B701 runs from Drumbrae to Danderhall.
The junction takes the form of a large roundabout with pedestrian underpasses below. There is housing on three sides with Sighthill Public Park to the northwest beyond what is currently waste ground.
Routes
| Route | To | Notes |
| Kilmarnock, City Bypass (A720), Livingston, West Calder | ||
| City Centre, Saughton, Stenhouse | ||
| Corstorphine, Broomhouse, Drumbrae, South Gyle, Railway station | ||
| Sighthill |
