Marchmont is a mainly residential area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies roughly a mile to the south of the Old Town, separated from it by The Meadows and Bruntsfield Links. To the west it's bounded by Bruntsfield; to the south-southwest by Greenhill and then Morningside; to the south-southeast by The Grange; and to the east by Sciennes. History The whole area was a planned development, some of it being on what was previously agricultural land known as the Warrender Park, that name now being reta… (More on Marchmont)