Gothic statues salvaged from a historic Edinburgh estate will take pride of place in a new council housing development set to get spades in the ground next year.
After spending 70 years in lock-up, two Griffin stone sculptures which once stood at either side of the entrance to Muirhouse Mansion will be restored and returned to the area.
Plans for 142 affordable homes to be built on land just south of the A-listed Tudor mansion were approved by councillors earlier this year. The project forms part of the council’s regeneration of Granton Waterfront.
