Crichton
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'.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Midlothian, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Crichton, Midlothian”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crichton Castle and Crichton Collegiate Church.
Crichton Castle
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crichton Castle is a ruined castle near the village of Crichton in Midlothian, Scotland. It is situated at the head of the River Tyne, 2 miles south of the village of Pathhead, and the same distance east of Gorebridge.
Crichton Collegiate Church
Place of worship
Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.
Crichton Collegiate Church is situated about 0.6 miles south-west of the hamlet of Crichton in Midlothian, Scotland.
Vogrie Country Park
Park
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Vogrie Country Park in Scotland is managed by Midlothian Council. It consists of a woodland estate surrounding the Victorian Vogrie House. It is located around 12 miles from Edinburgh between Pathhead and Gorebridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dewartown and Pathhead.
Dewartown
Hamlet
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Dewartown is a small hamlet in Midlothian, Scotland. Its name relates to the Dewar family who owned the nearby Vogrie House and Estate which is now in Vogrie Country Park.
Pathhead
Village
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Pathhead is a conservation village in Midlothian, Scotland.
Borthwick
Village
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Borthwick is a hamlet, parish and stream in Midlothian, Scotland. The parish includes the 15th century Borthwick Castle, which is to the east of the village and the villages of Gorebridge and North Middleton. Borthwick is situated 2 miles southwest of Crichton.
Crichton
- Category: locality
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.84703° or 55° 50′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.98223° or 2° 58′ 56″ westElevation
663 feet (202 metres)Open location code
9C7VR2W9+R4OpenStreetMap ID
node 367751230OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scots—“Crichton” goes by many names.
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