Westgate Lodge

Westgate Lodge is a house in Midlothian, Scotland. Westgate Lodge is situated nearby to the rideable miniature railway Vogrie Park Miniature Railway, as well as near Vogrie Equestrian.

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 1,500 feet east of Westgate Lodge.

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 2,100 feet east of Westgate Lodge.

Crichton Castle

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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. Crichton Castle is situated 1¼ miles south of Westgate Lodge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dewartown and Crichton.

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.

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'.