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Edinburgh Live
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Sian Traynor

Huge Edinburgh development could be built on top of old mines near Fort Kinnaird

Plans for a huge new Edinburgh development on the outskirts of the city could be approved if proposals are accepted by the council.

Located next to The Wisp and Fort Kinnaird, the site of former Edinburgh mines could be transformed into a large residential community if deemed safe.

Currently lying derelict, the fields next to the popular shopping complex was once running as the Niddrie Colliery, with hundreds employed to head underground

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