Gowkshill
Gowkshill is a hamlet in Midlothian, Scotland. Gowkshill is situated nearby to the town Newtongrange, as well as near Gorebridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Newtongrange railway station and Dalhousie Castle.
Newtongrange railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtongrange is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 11 miles 77 chains south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of Newtongrange in Midlothian, Scotland.
Dalhousie Castle
Building
Dalhousie Castle is a castle in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. Dalhousie Castle is situated near the town of Bonnyrigg, 8 miles south of Edinburgh. The castle was the seat of the Earls of Dalhousie, the chieftains of Clan Ramsay.
Newbattle High School
School
Newbattle High School is a non-denominational secondary state school located in Easthouses, Midlothian, Scotland within Newbattle Community Campus, which opened to the public on 26 May 2018.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtongrange and Gorebridge.
Newtongrange
Town
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Newtongrange is a former mining village in Midlothian, Scotland. Known in local dialect as Nitten, or Nitten by the Bing, it became Scotland's largest mining village in the 1890s, with the sinking of the Lady Victoria Colliery and a shaft over 1600 feet deep.
Gorebridge
Town
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gorebridge is a former mining village in Midlothian, Scotland. Gorebridge has an annual Gala Day which always takes place on the 3rd Saturday in June. This is much like a town fair, with rides and games.
Mayfield
Town
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mayfield is a community in Midlothian, Scotland, located just south of Dalkeith near Edinburgh between the A68 and the A7 south. It had an estimated population of 13,690 in 2020.
Gowkshill
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.8582° or 55° 51′ 30″ northLongitude
-3.0561° or 3° 3′ 22″ westElevation
476 feet (145 metres)Open location code
9C7RVW5V+7HOpenStreetMap ID
node 2080422226OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
12263959
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