Blackshiels
Blackshiels is a farm in Midlothian, Scotland. Blackshiels is situated nearby to the village Fala, as well as near Humbie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Soutra Aisle and Keith Marischal.
Soutra Aisle
Ruins
Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.
Soutra Aisle, not far from Fala, is the remains of the House of the Holy Trinity, a church that was part of a complex comprising a hospital and a friary. It lies half a mile along the B6368 from its junction with the A68. Soutra Aisle is situated 2 miles southeast of Blackshiels.
Keith Marischal
Building
Photo: MilesKP, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Keith Marischal is a Scottish Baronial country house lying in the parish of Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland. The original building was an "L-shaped" Tower house, built long before 1589 when it was extended into a U-shaped courtyard house. Keith Marischal is situated 2½ miles north of Blackshiels.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fala and Humbie.
Fala
Village
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Fala is a hamlet in the south-eastern corner of Midlothian, Scotland, and about 15 miles from Edinburgh.
Humbie
Village
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Humbie is a hamlet and rural parish in East Lothian, Scotland lying in south-east of the county, approximately 10 miles south-west of Haddington and 15 miles south-east of Edinburgh. Humbie is situated 1½ miles northeast of Blackshiels.
Crichton
Village
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Crichton is a small village and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland, around 2 miles south of Pathhead and the same distance east of Gorebridge. The second element of the name is clearly from the Old English word tūn 'farm, settlement'. Crichton is situated 3 miles west of Blackshiels.
Blackshiels
- Type: Farm
- Also known as: “Blackshield”
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.8385° or 55° 50′ 19″ northLongitude
-2.90173° or 2° 54′ 6″ westElevation
735 feet (224 metres)Open location code
9C7VR3QX+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 230521620OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyardGeoNames ID
2655449
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