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
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fala and Oxton.
Fala
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fala is a hamlet in the south-eastern corner of Midlothian, Scotland, and 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, yet 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″ northLongitude
-2.88892° or 2° 53′ 20″ westElevation
1,033 feet (315 metres)Open location code
9C7VQ4W6+PCOpenStreetMap ID
node 369839104OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
13282476
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