Mains Wood

Mains Wood is a coniferous forest in Midlothian, Scotland. Mains Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet West Mains of Blackshiels, as well as near Blackcastle.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Soutra Aisle and Crichton Castle.

Soutra Aisle

Ruins

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Soutra Aisle, not far from Fala, is the remains of the House of the Holy Trinity, a church that was part of a complex comprising a hospital and a friary. It lies half a mile along the B6368 from its junction with the A68.

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.

Dun Law

Peak

Dun Law is a hill in the Scottish Borders. It lies between Fala and Carfraemill, just to the south of Soutra Aisle, at the western end of the Lammermuir Hills.The hill rises to 393 m.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fala and Crichton.

Fala

Village

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Fala is a hamlet in the south-eastern corner of Midlothian, Scotland, and about 15 miles from Edinburgh.

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'.