Bilston Glen
Bilston Glen is a locality in Scotland, United Kingdom. Bilston Glen is situated nearby to the town Loanhead, as well as near the hamlet Dryden Farm.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mavisbank House and Rosslyn Chapel.
Mavisbank House
Ruins
Photo: Peter Gordon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mavisbank is a country house outside Loanhead, south of Edinburgh in Midlothian, Scotland. It was designed by architect William Adam in collaboration with his client, Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, and was constructed between 1723 and 1727.
Rosslyn Chapel
Church
Photo: Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rosslyn Chapel, also known as the Collegiate Chapel of Saint Matthew, is a 15th-century Episcopal chapel located in the village of Roslin in Midlothian, Scotland.
Hawthornden Castle
Castle
Photo: Magnus Hagdorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawthornden Castle is located on the River North Esk in Midlothian, Scotland. The castle lies a mile to the east of Roslin at grid reference NT287637, and is just downstream from Roslin Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loanhead and Polton.
Loanhead
Town
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loanhead is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, in a commuter belt to the south of Edinburgh, and close to Roslin, Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith. The town was built on coal and oil shale mining, and the paper industries.
Polton
Village
Polton is a village located in Lasswade parish, Midlothian, Scotland, anciently a superiority of the Ramsay family, cadets of Dalhousie. In 1618 David Ramsay of Polton was in possession.
Roslin
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penicuik is a town in The Lothians 10 miles south of Edinburgh. It's mostly commuterland for the city, with a population of 16,200 in 2016. It has an army base and is close to the scenic Pentland Hills.
Bilston Glen
- Type: Locality
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.87072° or 55° 52′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.14923° or 3° 8′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C7RVVC2+78OpenStreetMap ID
node 322644407OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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