Turniedykes

Turniedykes is a farm in Midlothian, Scotland. Turniedykes is situated nearby to the building Vogrie House, 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 2,400 feet west of Turniedykes.

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 1,800 feet west of Turniedykes.

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 Turniedykes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crichton and Dewartown.

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'.

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.