Birkenside
Birkenside is a village, adjacent to the A7 road, at the south of Gorebridge in Midlothian, Scotland.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: village in Midlothian, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Birkenside, Midlothian”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gorebridge railway station and Borthwick Castle.
Gorebridge railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gorebridge 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 Gorebridge in Midlothian, Scotland.
Borthwick Castle
Hotel
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Borthwick Castle is one of the largest and best-preserved surviving medieval Scottish fortifications. It is located twelve miles south-east of Edinburgh, to the east of the village of Borthwick, on a site protected on three sides by a steep fall in the ground. Borthwick Castle is situated 1½ miles southeast of Birkenside.
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 Castle is situated 2 miles east of Birkenside.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gorebridge and North Middleton.
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.
North Middleton
Village
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Middleton is a village in the civil parish of Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland. Outlying hamlets include Borthwick and Middleton.
Borthwick
Village
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 1½ miles southeast of Birkenside.
Birkenside
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.83581° or 55° 50′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.04652° or 3° 2′ 48″ westElevation
466 feet (142 metres)Open location code
9C7RRXP3+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 5656467429OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Birkenside” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Birkenside”
- Dutch: “Birkenside”
- French: “Birkenside”
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