A western suburb of the City of Edinburgh, Murrayfield lies 2 miles (3 km) from the city centre. It is synonymous with being the home of the Scottish Rugby Union and their stadium, built in 1925, together with Murrayfield Ice Rink, which opened in 1938 and is now B-listed.
The Murrayfield Estate was originally called Nisbet Park, but renamed after it was purchased by Archibald Murray in 1734. He built Murrayfield House shortly after. This has subsequently been multiply extended and was A-listed in 1966. It is now a care home with 96 beds, offering nursing and dementia care. The fine Murrayfield Parish Church was completed in two phases; the first the work of A. Hunter Crawford (1865 - 1945) in 1906 and the second in 1931 by A. F. Balfour Paul (1875 - 1938). The church features stained glass by notable artists including Douglas Strachan (1875 - 1950), James Ballantine (1878 - 1940) and William Wilson (1905-72). Murrayfield Golf Club was founded in 1896.
To the west is the grand Beechmount House, dating from 1900 and now B-listed, which was built for Sir George Anderson (1845 - 1923), Treasurer of the Bank of Scotland. Murrayfield Hospital (once Beechwood, built 1780 and now A-listed), Edinburgh Zoo and the suburb of Corstorphine all lie beyond.
