The Monktons
The Monktons is a residential area in East Lothian, Scotland. The Monktons is situated nearby to Monkton Gardens, as well as near Millerhill Marshalling Yard.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shawfair railway station and Musselburgh railway station.
Shawfair railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shawfair is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 5 miles 64 chains southeast of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the villages of Danderhall and Shawfair in Midlothian, Scotland. Shawfair railway station is situated 3,800 feet west of The Monktons.
Musselburgh railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Musselburgh railway station serves the town of Musselburgh, in East Lothian, Scotland. It was opened by British Rail in 1988; it lies on the East Coast Main Line, 5+1⁄4 miles east of Edinburgh Waverley, and the North Berwick Line. Musselburgh railway station is situated 1 mile north of The Monktons.
Millerhill Marshalling Yard
Millerhill Marshalling Yard is a traction maintenance depot located in Millerhill, Scotland. The depot is situated on the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway and was near Millerhill station until it closed. The depot code is MH. Millerhill Marshalling Yard is situated 2,400 feet northwest of The Monktons.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newcraighall and Whitecraig.
Newcraighall
Village
Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.
Newcraighall is a South-Eastern suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. A former mining village, its prosperity was based on the Midlothian coalfields. The Newcraighall pit was known as 'Klondyke' and closed in the 1960s, work transferring to nearby Bilston Glen and in particular the last-to-close Monktonhall pit.
Whitecraig
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitecraig is a village in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies between Musselburgh and Dalkeith, to the east of the city of Edinburgh. In 2022 it had a population of 1330.
Danderhall
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Danderhall is a village in Midlothian, Scotland, just outside Edinburgh but inside the Edinburgh City Bypass. Danderhall is situated 1½ miles west of The Monktons.
The Monktons
- Type: Residential area
- Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.91827° or 55° 55′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.07152° or 3° 4′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C7RWW9H+89OpenStreetMap ID
way 1448685759OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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