 The catchment area for the primary school encompasses this entire area.It is often considered part of Corstorphine, however it has its own shopping areas, primary school, parish church and public park.The name "Carrick Knowe" is a semi-tautology, since "Carrick" derives from a Celtic word for a "rock" or "eminence", and "knowe" is the Broad Scots for a "knoll".