Polton
Polton is a village located in Lasswade parish, Midlothian, Scotland, anciently a superiority of the Ramsay family, cadets of Dalhousie. In 1618 David Ramsay of Polton was in possession.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mavisbank House and Hawthornden Castle.
Mavisbank House
Ruins
Photo: Peter Gordon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mavisbank is a country house outside Loanhead, south of Edinburgh in Midlothian, Scotland. It was designed by architect William Adam in collaboration with his client, Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, and was constructed between 1723 and 1727.
Hawthornden Castle
Castle
Photo: Magnus Hagdorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawthornden Castle is located on the River North Esk in Midlothian, Scotland. The castle lies a mile to the east of Roslin at grid reference NT287637, and is just downstream from Roslin Castle.
Lasswade High School Centre
School
Lasswade High School is a non-denominational secondary state school in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland. It has a roll in excess of 1500 students. The school's catchment area covers the towns of Bonnyrigg, Loanhead, Rosewell and surrounding villages.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bonnyrigg and Loanhead.
Bonnyrigg
Town
Photo: Mr H, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bonnyrigg is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, eight miles southeast of Edinburgh city centre, between the Rivers North and South Esk. The town had a population of 14,663 in the 2001 census, rising to 15,677 in the 2011 census, both figures being based on the…
Loanhead
Town
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loanhead is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, in a commuter belt to the south of Edinburgh, and close to Roslin, Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith. The town was built on coal and oil shale mining, and the paper industries.
Lasswade
Village
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Lasswade is a village and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River North Esk, nine miles south of Edinburgh city centre, contiguous with Bonnyrigg and between Dalkeith to the east and Loanhead to the west. Melville Castle lies to the north east.
Polton
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Midlothian, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.87024° or 55° 52′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.12709° or 3° 7′ 38″ westElevation
417 feet (127 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB ZPOOpen location code
9C7RVVCF+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 29336737OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2640146Wikidata ID
Q7226042
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scots—“Polton” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Polton”
- Dutch: “Polton”
- French: “Polton”
- Scots: “Polton”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Poltonhall Recreation Ground and Polton Bowling Club.
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