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The Lothian (Burdiehouse) Burn as it passes through Edinburgh Traprain Law in East Lothian, said to be the site of King Lot's capital. Lothian (/ ˈ l oʊ ð i ə n /; Scots: Lowden, Loudan, -en, -o(u)n; [2] Scottish Gaelic: Lodainn [ˈl̪ˠot̪aɲ]) is a region of the Scottish Lowlands, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills and the Moorfoot Hills.
The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 later created East Lothian as one of 32 modern council areas. East Lothian lies south of the Firth of Forth in the eastern central Lowlands of Scotland. It borders Edinburgh to the west, Midlothian to the south-west and the Scottish Borders to the south.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 20:26, 26 September 2010: 1,214 × 1,384 (983 KB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Blank map of West Lothian, UK with the following information shown: *Administrative borders *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 20:12, 26 September 2010: 1,425 × 1,164 (920 KB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Blank map of East Lothian, UK with the following information shown: *Administrative borders *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N
It comprises the remains of the preceptory (headquarters) of the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in Scotland. Historic houses in West Lothian include Linlithgow Palace, a ruined palace that was one of the principal residences of the monarchs of Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries and is the birthplace of Mary, Queen ...
Map contrasting the area comprising Midlothian council (dark blue) within the historic county of Midlothian (light blue). Midlothian County Council was abolished in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which abolished Scotland's counties and burghs as administrative areas and created a new two-tier system of upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts.
West Lothian: UKM28 South Western Scotland UKM3 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond: UKM31 Dumfries and Galloway: UKM32 East and North Ayrshire mainland UKM33 Glasgow: UKM34 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire: UKM35 North Lanarkshire: UKM36 South Ayrshire: UKM37 South Lanarkshire: UKM38 North ...
Torphichen (/ t ɔːr ˈ f ɪ x ən / tor-FIKH-ən) [2] is a historic small village located north of Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland.The village is approximately 18 miles (29 km) west of Edinburgh, 7 miles (11 km) south-east of Falkirk and 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Linlithgow.