HAILES-QUARRY, a village, in the parish of CoLiNTON,
county of Edinburgh, f of a mile (N. W. by vv.)
from Colinton; containing 158 inhabitants. It is situated
in the south-eastern part of the parish, on the road from
Edinburgh to Currie; and has the adjunct to its name
from a considerable stone-quarry, the material of which
is of a slaty quality, and divides easily into thin portions,
excellent for pavements, lobbies, and steps. The quarry
is wrought to a great depth, and is very productive. In
one year, IS^S, when building in Edinburgh was pushed
to some extent, it yielded its proprietor, the late Sir
Thomas Gibson Carmichael, Bart., a rent of £9000.
Hailes was anciently the name of the parish.