Giant Chairs

Giant Chairs is a work of art in Midlothian, Scotland. Giant Chairs is situated nearby to Vogrie Country Park, as well as near the recreation area The Bubbling Toad.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vogrie Country Park and Vogrie House.

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. Vogrie Country Park is situated 490 feet south of Giant Chairs.

Vogrie House

Building

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Vogrie House forms the centrepiece of Vogrie Country Park in Midlothian. It was built for James Dewar and his family in 1876 by Andrew Heiton, the town architect for Perth. Vogrie House is situated 510 feet east of Giant Chairs.

Crichton Collegiate Church

Place of worship

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Crichton Collegiate Church is situated about 0.6 miles south-west of the hamlet of Crichton in Midlothian, Scotland. Crichton Collegiate Church is situated 1 mile south of Giant Chairs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dewartown and Crichton.

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.

Crichton

Village

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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'.