The Chester
The Chester is a fort in East Lothian, Scotland. The Chester is situated nearby to the forest Upper Bolton Strips, as well as near Heather Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bolton Parish Church and Yester Parish Church.
Bolton Parish Church
Church
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Bolton Parish Church is a church in Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland. It is part of the Church of Scotland and serves the parish of Yester, Bolton and Saltoun. Bolton Parish Church is situated 1 mile north of The Chester.
Yester Parish Church
Church
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Yester Parish Church is a church of the Church of Scotland in the village of Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland. The village forms part of Yester, Bolton and Saltoun parish, and is a linked charge with Humbie Parish Church. Yester Parish Church is situated 1½ miles east of The Chester.
Saltoun Parish Church
Church
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Saltoun Parish Church is a church in East Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland. It is part of the Church of Scotland, and serves the parish of Yester, Bolton and Saltoun, which includes the villages of Gifford, Bolton, East Saltoun and West Saltoun. Saltoun Parish Church is situated 2½ miles west of The Chester.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bolton and Gifford.
Bolton
Hamlet
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Bolton is a hamlet and the third smallest parish in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies approximately 2 miles south of Haddington and 20 miles east of Edinburgh, and is an entirely agricultural parish, 6 miles long by about 1.25 miles wide.
Gifford
Village
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Gifford is a village in the parish of Yester in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies approximately 4 miles south of Haddington and 25 miles east of Edinburgh. It groups around the Colstoun Water at the junction of the B6369 and B6355 surrounded by rural farmland.
Samuelston
Hamlet
Samuelston is a small town just outside of Haddington, East Lothian. It has a population of 957. George Ker, laird of Samuelston, supervised building work at the church of Ladykirk for James IV. His daughter Nichola Ker married Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home. Samuelston is situated 2½ miles northwest of The Chester.
The Chester
- Type: Fort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.90879° or 55° 54′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.7817° or 2° 46′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C7VW659+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 8367364524OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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