Gilston

Gilston is a locality in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Gilston is situated nearby to the locality Fala Moor, as well as near the hamlet Crookston North Mains.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dun Law and Soutra Aisle.

Dun Law

Peak

Dun Law is a hill in the Scottish Borders. It lies between Fala and Carfraemill, just to the south of Soutra Aisle, at the western end of the Lammermuir Hills.The hill rises to 393 m.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fala and Oxton.

Fala

Village

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Fala is a hamlet in the south-eastern corner of Midlothian, Scotland, about 15 miles from Edinburgh. Fala is situated 3 miles north of Gilston.

Oxton

Village

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Oxton is a small rural village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, just off the A68. It is 4+1⁄2 miles north of Lauder, and 20 mi southeast of the centre of Edinburgh, in a quiet rural position. Oxton is situated 4 miles southeast of Gilston.

Heriot

Village

Heriot is a small village in the Moorfoot Hills southeast of Edinburgh, Scotland, within Eildon. The village comprises some 150 dwellings, spread over a geographical area of around 50 square miles, most of which is moorland. Heriot is situated 4 miles southwest of Gilston.

Gilston

Type: Locality
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.79684° or 55° 47′ 49″ north

Longitude

-2.88892° or 2° 53′ 20″ west

Elevation

1,033 feet (315 metres)

Open location code

9C7VQ4W6+PC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369839104

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

13282476

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