The Honest Toun
Agricola’s Roman legions, who reached the mouth of the River Esk in 80AD, were not casual tourists. Their long-term goal was to make Musselburgh, just six miles east of Edinburgh and one of the oldest settlements in Scotland, one of the principal staging posts in their conquest of Scotland. Their work included building a fort at Inveresk, a bridge over the Esk and a harbour near the present harbour Fisherrow.
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Pyramids of Midlothian and West Lothian
As you will have read in the first of David Winpenny’s articles, there are seven pyramids in the Lothians – all with fascinating stories behind them. We continue this month with the pyramids to be found in Midlothian and West Lothian.
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A Century at Bonnyrigg Library
October 2009 marks the centenary of the first public library in Midlothian, which opened in Lothian Street, Bonnyrigg on 2 October 1909.
Exactly 100 years later, Councillor Adam Montgomery, Provost of Midlothian, unveiled two images of old Bonnyrigg and Lasswade to mark the centenary of Bonnyrigg library.
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Pyramids of East Lothian and Edinburgh
How many of the pyramids of Lothian can you name? None? Then you may be surprised to know that, according to the first and only book about the pyramids of Britain and Ireland, there are actually seven of them – all with fascinating stories behind them.
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