Black Wood
Black Wood is a forest in Midlothian, Scotland. Black Wood is situated nearby to the town Mayfield, as well as near the hamlet Edgehead.Places of Interest
Highlights include Newbattle Abbey and Newtongrange railway station.
Newbattle Abbey
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newbattle Abbey was a Cistercian monastery near the village of Newbattle in Midlothian, Scotland, which subsequently became a stately home and then an educational institution.
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.
Vogrie Country Park
Park
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
Bonnyrigg
Town
Photo: Mr H, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bonnyrigg is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, eight miles southeast of Edinburgh city centre, between the Rivers North and South Esk. The town had a population of 14,663 in the 2001 census, rising to 15,677 in the 2011 census, both figures being based on the…
Black Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.8673° or 55° 52′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.0255° or 3° 1′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C7RVX8F+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 509655330OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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