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Blinkbonny
City of EdinburghA small hamlet of SW Edinburgh Council Area, Blinkbonny overlooks the Water of Leith opposite Currie, 5½ miles (9 km) southwest of Edinburgh city centre. Originally a farm, which still exists, Blinkbonny grew in the late 19th century in association with the Kinleith Paper Mill and the Torphin Quarry.
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