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East Lothian is one of [[Scotland]]'s 32 local (unitary) council areas. It lies to the east of [[Edinburgh]] and Midlothian, and to the north of [[Borders]]. The administrative capital is Haddington (and it was formerly known as Haddingtonshire).
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'''East Lothian''' is a traditional county of [[Lothian]] in Scotland, lying east of [[Edinburgh]] between the Southern Uplands and [[Central Lowlands]]. The county town is Haddington and East Lothian is sometimes known as '''Haddingtonshire''' as a result.
  
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East Lothian lends its name to the council area East Lothian, which is run by [[East Lothian Council]] and covers a similar area.
  
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===Major urban conurbations===
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==Some places of Interest==
  
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*[[Athelstaneford]]
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*[[Cockenzie]]
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*[[Dirleton]]
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*[[Dunbar]]
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*[[Drem]]
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*[[East Fortune]]
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*[[East Linton]]
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*[[Gullane]]
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*[[Haddington]]
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*[[Longniddry]]
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*[[North Berwick]]
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*[[Prestonpans]]
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*[[Tranent]]
  
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*Athelstaneford
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*Aberlady Bay, a vast tidal [[mudflat]] and home to numerous species of rare birds.
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*Cockenzie
 
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*Dirleton
 
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*Dunbar
 
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*Drem
 
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*East Fortune
 
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*East Linton
 
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*Gullane
 
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*Haddington
 
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*Longniddry
 
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*Musselburgh
 
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*North Berwick
 
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*Prestonpans
 
  
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===Places of interest===
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*Bass Rock, the world's largest gannet colony.
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*Aberlady Bay, a vast tidal mudflat and home no numerous species of rare birds, including waders, dippers, and doggers.
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*Bass Rock, the world's largest gannet colony, with a lighthouse modelled on the Pharos at Alexandria.
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*Dirleton Castle, the best preserved Saxon Motte and Baily castle north of the Tyne
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[[Category:Scottish counties]]
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*Museum of Flight, East Fortune, home of Concorde and the monument to the failed Scottish space program of the 1970s (including the remains of the 'Big Jessie' rocket)
 
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*North Berwick Law, a dormant volcano that last erupted in 1746. The whale's jawbones at the summit were gifted by the King of Hawaii to Captain Morgan in 1843
 
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*Tantallon Castle, whose curtain wall is one of the highest free-standing Mediaeval objects in Scotland.
 

Latest revision as of 11:38, February 24, 2025

East Lothian
Flag of East Lothian.svg.png
East Lothian Brit Isles Sect 2.svg.png
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Borders Berwickshire
Midlothian
Population 74,882
Area (sq mi) 267 square miles

East Lothian is a traditional county of Lothian in Scotland, lying east of Edinburgh between the Southern Uplands and Central Lowlands. The county town is Haddington and East Lothian is sometimes known as Haddingtonshire as a result.

East Lothian lends its name to the council area East Lothian, which is run by East Lothian Council and covers a similar area.

Some places of Interest

  • Aberlady Bay, a vast tidal mudflat and home to numerous species of rare birds.
  • Bass Rock, the world's largest gannet colony.
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