Long Plantation
Long Plantation is a forest in Midlothian, Scotland. Long Plantation is situated nearby to the town Gorebridge, as well as near the hamlet Newlandrig.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gorebridge railway station and Crichton Castle.
Gorebridge railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gorebridge is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 11 miles 77 chains south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of Gorebridge in Midlothian, Scotland.
Crichton Castle
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crichton Castle is a ruined castle near the village of Crichton in Midlothian, Scotland. It is situated at the head of the River Tyne, 2 miles south of the village of Pathhead, and the same distance east of Gorebridge.
Newtongrange railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtongrange is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 11 miles 77 chains south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of Newtongrange in Midlothian, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalkeith and Mayfield.
Dalkeith
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY 3.0.
Dalkeith is a town in Midlothian, six miles southeast of Edinburgh in the Central Belt of Scotland. It's a commuter town for the city and had a population of 13,400 in 2016.
Mayfield
Town
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mayfield is a community in Midlothian, Scotland, located just south of Dalkeith near Edinburgh between the A68 and the A7 south. It had an estimated population of 13,690 in 2020.
Gorebridge
Town
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gorebridge is a former mining village in Midlothian, Scotland. Gorebridge has an annual Gala Day which always takes place on the 3rd Saturday in June. This is much like a town fair, with rides and games.
Long Plantation
- Type: Forest
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.8503° or 55° 51′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.0348° or 3° 2′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C7RVX28+43OpenStreetMap ID
way 290394919OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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