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Lothian

Edinburgh at dusk, Scotland (© Iain Sarjeant - iStockphoto.com)
Edinburgh at dusk

Introduction

Lothian is a traditional region of the Scottish Lowlands, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills. It was one of the earliest part of Scotland to be settled by the Anglo-Saxons when they established the Kingdom of Bernicia in the 5th century.

The region was named after the legendary British King Lot, who is said to have been King Arthur's brother-in-law. In Roman and post-Roman times, Lothian was inhabited by Cumbric speakers, a Brythonic language closely related to Welsh.

With a present population of approximately 780,000 inhabitants, Lothian is Scotland's second most populous region after Strathclyde.


Attractions


Edinburgh ※
Edinburgh (© shaiith - Fotolia.com)
must-see Edinburgh

Top Attractions in Edinburg

outstanding Edinburgh Castle
outstanding Holyrood Palace

Hopetoun House
Hopetoun House
must-see Hopetoun House
Dirleton Castle & Garden
Dirleton Castle (photo by Jonathan Oldenbuck - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license)
very good Dirleton Castle (ruins) & Garden


Lennoxlove House
Lennoxlove House (photo by David Lauder at the English language Wikipedia - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license)
very good Lennoxlove (Lethington) House
House Of The Binns
House Of The Binns (photo by troy.afterburner - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license)
very good House Of The Binns

Newhailes
Newhailes (photo by Lisa Jarvis - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license)
very good Newhailes, Musselburgh
Rosslyn Chapel
Rosslyn Chapel (photo by Guinnog at the English language Wikipedia - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license)
very good Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin

Other attractions

good Inveresk
good Linlithgow Palace (ruins)


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