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12 unusual facts about East Lothian


Balamory

Balamory was filmed mostly in Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, with the exception of scenes at Archie's castle filmed at Fenton Tower in North Berwick.

Christian Dalrymple

She inherited the Newhailes estate in East Lothian, Scotland, in 1792 (where she lived for forty-six years) but the title of Baronet passed to her cousin, James Dalrymple, who became 4th baronet, of Hailes.

Dirleton railway station

Although named for the village of Dirleton, the station was actually some distance away, approximately half way between Dirleton and Kingston.

George Wishart

At Ormiston in East Lothian, in January 1546, he was seized by the Earl of Bothwell on the orders of Cardinal Beaton, taken to Elphinstone Castle, and transferred by order of the privy council to Edinburgh castle on 19 January 1546.

Haddington RFC

Haddington Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team based in Haddington, East Lothian.

Haldanes

The first store opened on Wednesday 18 November 2009 in Prestonpans, East Lothian.

Local Nature Reserve

The first LNR in Scotland was established in 1952 at Aberlady in East Lothian.

Matthias Dunn

In 1830 he sunk a new shaft, the "Great Seam Pit", at Prestongrange Colliery in East Lothian, now the site of the Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum.

Red Bay Castle

The Bissett family were forfeited of their lands in Scotland and fled for their lives to Ireland after Walter de Bisset was accused of the murder of Patrick, Earl of Atholl, at Haddington, East Lothian in 1242.

Siege of Haddington

The Sieges of Haddington were a series of sieges staged at the Royal Burgh of Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, as part of the War of the Rough Wooing one the last Anglo-Scottish Wars.

William Abernethy Drummond

Drummond, born in 1719 or 1720, was descended from the family of Abernethy of Saltoun in East Lothian.

Yester Parish Church

The village forms part of Yester Parish, and is a linked charge which combines the parishes of Bolton & Saltoun, and Humbie.


Jock Taylor

John Robert Taylor was born in Pencaitland, East Lothian, and entered his first sidecar race at the age of 19, as the passenger to Kenny Andrews (1974).

Lily Brayton

After Asche's death in 1936, Brayton married Dr. Douglas Chalmers Watson and moved to Drem in East Lothian.

Musselburgh Athletic F.C.

Musselburgh Athletic Football Club are a Scottish junior football club based in the town of Musselburgh, East Lothian.

Patrick Hepburn, 1st Lord Hailes

Sir Patrick Hepburn of Dunsyre, 1st Lord Hailes (died 1483) was the feudal lord of Hailes and its castle in East Lothian and a Lord of Parliament.

Penshiel Tower

Penshiel Tower, or Penshiel Grange, is a ruin located by Whiteadder Reservoir in the parish of Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland.

Preston Lodge RFC

Preston Lodge Former Pupil Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side based in Prestonpans in East Lothian, Scotland.

Red Note Ensemble

The ensemble is renowned for their site-specific work and collaborations with other companies including 1000 Airplanes on the Roof with the National Theatre of Scotland, Pass the Spoon with Magnetic North Theatre Company and Tantallon! These Lands, This Wall with the Lammermuir Festival in East Lothian.

Scottish Aviation Bulldog

;Bulldog Series 1: One prototype built by Beagle Aircraft (G-AXEH), one built by Scottish Aviation; now in the collection of the National Museum of Flight at East Fortune, East Lothian.

Sir Francis Kinloch, 3rd Baronet

The son and heir of Sir Francis Kinloch, 2nd Baronet, of Gilmerton, by his spouse Mary, daughter of David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark, he succeeded his father in 1699, and married circa 1705, Mary (d. 2 April 1749, Gilmerton House, East Lothian), daughter and co-heiress of Sir James Rocheid, Baronet, of Inverleith (d. after 1704).

Whittingehame

In 1817 they sold Whittingehame and Stoneypath, near Garvald, to James Balfour (father of the Politician Arthur James Balfour, Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland, 1848 - Woking, Surrey, 1930), second son of John Balfour, 5th of Balbirnie in Fife, who had made a large fortune in India.