Editing Murrayfield (section)

==History==
The name comes from the estate of Archibald Murray who built Murrayfield House for himself in 1735 on the south-facing slopes over the area.<ref>Buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh by Gifford, McWilliam and Walker</ref> Archibald Murray bought the land from Nisbet of Dean in 1733; it was previously Nisbet's Park.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/1102/west_murrayfield_conservation_area_character_appraisal|title=West Murrayfield Conservation Area Character Appraisal|date=2008|website=Edinburgh City Council|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref> [[Alexander Murray, Lord Henderland]] was born here the year after its construction. In some early records, the name appears as "Murray's Field". Much of the Murrayfield area was semi-rural up until the early 19th century. Among mansion houses built then was Belmont House in 1828 by architect [[William Henry Playfair|William Playfair]] for Lord Mackenzie and a large villa known as Rock Villa (later Rockshiel) appears on the [[Ordnance Survey]] Map of 1855.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/74400907|title=View: Index to the OS of Edinburghshire - Ordnance Survey Indexes to the County Series maps, Scotland, 1854-1886|website=maps.nls.uk|access-date=2019-08-18}}</ref> The OS map from the 1890s suggests this area remained spacious with scattered individual houses and villas throughout the nineteenth-century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/74400788|title=View: One-inch 2nd Edition, parishes in colour, Scotland: Sheet 32 - [Edinburgh] - Ordnance Survey One-inch 2nd edition, Scotland, 1898-1904|website=maps.nls.uk|access-date=2019-08-18}}</ref>

Easter Belmont Road (a private road), is one of Edinburgh's "Millionaire's Rows" and was home to local businessman [[David Murray (Scottish businessman)|David Murray]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zoopla.co.uk/house-prices/edinburgh/easter-belmont-road/?q=Easter%20Belmont%20Road%20Murrayfield%20Edinburgh|title=House prices in Easter Belmont Road, Edinburgh EH12 stand at £1,224,366 on average - Zoopla|website=www.zoopla.co.uk|access-date=2019-08-18}}</ref> Aside from sports facilities, there is much residential land use and a private hospital, [[Spire Murrayfield Hospital]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spireedinburgh.com|title=Spire Edinburgh, Murrayfield & Shawfairpark Hospital {{!}} Private Hospital in Edinburgh {{!}} Spire Healthcare|website=www.spireedinburgh.com|access-date=2017-09-17}}</ref> part of the [[Spire Healthcare]] group. There are also a few shops, businesses and hotels.