Currie is a civil parish and suburb of Edinburgh. It's situated 10 kilometres South West of the city centre. A former village within the County of Midlothian, it lies between Juniper Green (NE) and Balerno (SW) on the Lanark Road.
The A70 runs through the area and Currie is serviced by the 44 bus route. It is also served by rail by Curriehill railway station on the Glasgow-Edinburgh via Shotts Line. Currie is also close to the City of Edinburgh bypass and is bordered by the Union Canal to the north and the Water of Leith to the south. Edinburgh Airport is located approximately 4 miles north of Currie and the M8 motorway to Glasgow is around 2 miles north. It also has connections to Livingston in West Lothian through Prentice Westwood's 424, between Juniper Green and Livingston.
Currie is served by Currie High School, Nether Currie Primary School and Currie Primary School. Heriot-Watt University moved from its city centre location in the 1970's to occupy the lands of the former Riccarton Estate, gifted to the university by the then Midlothian District Council.