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East Linton

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East Linton is a village and former police burgh in East Lothian, Scotland, situated on the River Tyne and A199 road (former A1 road) five miles east of Haddington, with a population of 1,731 at the 2011 Census (in 1881 it had a population of 1,042). [1]

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Andrew Meikle

Andrew Meikle (5 May 1719 – 27 November 1811) was a Scottish mechanical engineer credited with inventing the threshing machine, a device used to remove the outer husks from grains of wheat.

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Archdeaconry of Lothian

The Archdeaconry of Lothian, located in modern-day Scotland, was a sub-division of the diocese of St Andrews, one of two archdeaconries within the diocese and in essence that part of the diocese which lay south of the Forth.

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Archdiocese of St Andrews

The Diocese or Archdiocese of St Andrews was a territorial episcopal jurisdiction in early modern and medieval Scotland.

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Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas

Archibald Douglas, Earl of Douglas and Wigtown, Lord of Galloway, Douglas and Bothwell, called Archibald the Grim or Black Archibald, was a late medieval Scottish nobleman.

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Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas

Archibald Douglas, Duke of Touraine, Earl of Douglas, Earl of Wigtown, Lord of Annandale, Lord of Galloway, Lord of Bothwell, and 13th Lord of Douglas (1372–17 August 1424), was a Scottish nobleman and warlord.

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Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus

Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus and 5th Earl of Morton (15554 August 1588) was the son of David, 7th Earl of Angus.

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Auldhame & Scoughall

Auldhame and Scoughall are hamlets in East Lothian, Scotland.

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Þórkell Þórmóðarson

Þórkell Þórmóðarson is a character from the mediaeval Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar, a kings' saga composed in the last half of the 13th century.

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Baird baronets

There have been five baronetcies created for persons with the surname Baird, three in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

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Baldred of Tyninghame

Balthere of Tyninghame (later Baldred) was a Northumbrian hermit and abbot, resident in East Lothian during the 8th century.

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Burning of Edinburgh

The Burning of Edinburgh in 1544 by an English sea-borne army was the first major action of the war of the Rough Wooing.

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Clan Gillanders

Clan Gillanders, also known in Scottish Gaelic as Clann Ghille Ainnriais, is a Scottish clan whose genealogy is preserved in the 15th-century manuscript MS 1467.

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Cowl (oast)

A cowl is a device used on a kiln to keep the weather out of and to induce a flow of air through the kiln.

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Dunbar

Dunbar is a coastal town in East Lothian on the south-east coast of Scotland, approximately east of Edinburgh and from the English border north of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

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East Fortune

East Fortune is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, located 2 miles (3 km) north west of East Linton.

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East Linton

East Linton is a village and former police burgh in East Lothian, Scotland, situated on the River Tyne and A199 road (former A1 road) five miles east of Haddington, with a population of 1,731 at the 2011 Census (in 1881 it had a population of 1,042).

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East Linton Bridge

East Linton Bridge, also called Old Tyne Bridge, is a bridge over the River Tyne in the village of East Linton in the county of East Lothian, Scotland.

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East Linton railway station

East Linton railway station served the town of East Linton in Scotland between 1846 and 1964.

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East Lothian

East Lothian (Aest Lowden, Lodainn an Ear), is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area.

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East Lothian (Scottish Parliament constituency)

East Lothian is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood).

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East Lothian District Council election, 1974

Elections for East Lothian Council took place in May 1974, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

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East Lothian District Council election, 1977

Elections for East Lothian Council took place in May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

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East Lothian District Council election, 1984

Elections for East Lothian Council took place on Thursday 3 May 1984, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.

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EH postcode area

The EH postcode area, also known as the Edinburgh postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Armadale, Balerno, Bathgate, Bo'ness, Bonnyrigg, Broxburn, Currie, Dalkeith, Dunbar, East Linton, Edinburgh, Gorebridge, Gullane, Haddington, Heriot, Humbie, Innerleithen, Juniper Green, Kirkliston, Kirknewton, Lasswade, Linlithgow, Livingston, Loanhead, Longniddry, Musselburgh, Newbridge, North Berwick, Pathhead, Peebles, Penicuik, Prestonpans, Rosewell, Roslin, South Queensferry, Tranent, Walkerburn, West Calder and West Linton in Scotland.

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Fionnla Dubh mac Gillechriosd

Fionnla Dubh mac Gillechriosd is purported to have been a 15th-century Scotsman, who lived in the north-west of Scotland.

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Garde Écossaise

The Garde Écossaise (Scots Guard) was an elite Scottish military unit founded in 1418 by the Valois Charles VII of France, to be personal bodyguards to the French monarchy.

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Gavin Douglas

Gavin Douglas (c. 1474 – September 1522) was a Scottish bishop, makar and translator.

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George Baillie-Hamilton-Arden, 11th Earl of Haddington

George Baillie-Hamilton-Arden, 11th Earl of Haddington FRSE KT DL (26 July 1827 – 11 June 1917) was a Scottish landowner and representative peer.

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George Lauder of the Bass

Sir George Lauder of the Bass, Knight (died 27 June 1611, on the Bass Rock), was a cleric, Privy Counsellor, and Member of the Scottish Parliament.

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Gofraid

Gofraid is an Irish masculine given name, arising in the Old Irish and Middle Irish/Middle Gaelic languages, as Gofhraidh, and later partially Anglicised as Goffraid.

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Hailes Castle

Hailes Castle is a mainly 14th century castle about a mile and a half south-west of East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Highland Cyclist Battalion

The Highland Cyclist Battalion was a bicycle infantry battalion of the Territorial Force, part of the British Army.

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Hunted (2012 TV series)

Hunted is a 2012 British television drama series created and written by Frank Spotnitz and produced by Kudos Film and Television and Big Light Productions for British broadcaster BBC, for its main channel BBC One and American premium cable broadcaster Cinemax.

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James Maitland Balfour

James Maitland Balfour (5 January 1820 – 23 February 1856), of Whittinghame, East Lothian, was a Scottish land-owner and businessman.

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John Baird, Lord Newbyth

Sir John Baird of Newbyth (by East Linton), Lord Newbyth (1620–1698), was a Scottish advocate, judge, politician and diplomat.

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John Henderson (architect)

John Henderson (1 March 1804 – 27 June 1862) was a Scottish architect operational in the mid-19th century.

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John Pettie

John Pettie (Edinburgh 17 March 1839 – 21 February 1893 Hastings) was a Scottish painter who spent most of his career in England.

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John Rennie the Elder

John Rennie FRSE FRS (7 June 1761 – 4 October 1821) was a Scottish civil engineer who designed many bridges, canals, and docks.

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John Shirreff

John Shirreff (1759–1818) was a Scottish agricultural writer.

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Kirk (placename element)

Kirk is found as an element in many place names in Scotland, England, and North America.

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Lennoxlove House

Lennoxlove House is a historic house set in woodlands half a mile south of Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland.

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Leod Macgilleandrais

Leod Macgilleandrais is purported to have been a 14th-century Scotsman, who lived in the north-west of Scotland.

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Linton

Linton may refer to.

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List of burghs in Scotland

The following list includes all effective burghs in Scotland from the coming into force of the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892, in 1893.

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List of castles in East Lothian

This is a list of castles in East Lothian.

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List of Category A listed buildings in East Lothian

This is a list of Category A listed buildings in the East Lothian council area in eastern Scotland.

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List of census localities in Scotland

A census locality in Scotland is a reporting district for results from the 2001 census corresponding to all or part of an urban area.

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List of Church of Scotland parishes

The Church of Scotland, the national church of Scotland, divides the country into Presbyteries, which in turn are subdivided into Parishes, each served by a parish church, usually with its own minister.

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List of local government areas in Scotland 1930–75

This is a list of local government areas in Scotland from 1930 to 1975.

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List of museums in Scotland

This list of museums in Scotland contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

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List of places in East Lothian

The List of places in East Lothian is a list for any town, village, hamlet, castle, golf course, historic house, hill fort, lighthouse, nature reserve, reservoir, river, and other place of interest in the East Lothian council area of Scotland.

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List of post towns in the United Kingdom

This is a list of post towns in the United Kingdom and Crown dependencies, sorted by the postcode area (the first part of the outward code of a postcode).

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List of postcode districts in the United Kingdom

This is a list of postcode districts in the United Kingdom and Crown dependencies.

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List of state schools in Scotland (council areas excluding cities, E–H)

The following is a partial list of currently operating state schools in the unitary council areas of East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, Falkirk, Fife and Highland in Scotland, United Kingdom.

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List of United Kingdom locations: East E-East L

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List of United Kingdom locations: Pr-Pz

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List of watermills in the United Kingdom

The use of water power in Britain was at its peak just before the Industrial Revolution.

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Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947

The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6 c. 65) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in Scotland, on 1 October 1947.

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Markle, East Lothian

Markle is a hamlet in East Lothian, Scotland, 23 miles East of Edinburgh and close to the village of East Linton.

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Miles Monarch

The Miles M.17 Monarch was a British, light, touring aeroplane of the 1930s.

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Montfode Castle

The remains of the old castle of Montfode or Monfode lie to the north-west of the town of Ardrossan and south-west of West Kilbride in North Ayrshire, Scotland, above the Montfode Braes (above the raised beach cliffs), in the old Barony of Kilbride.

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Morham

Morham, East Lothian, sometimes spelt Moram, Morum, or Morhame in old records, is the smallest (agricultural) parish in Scotland, sandwiched between five other parishes: Haddington, Garvald, Yester, Whittingehame, and Prestonkirk, in the undulating lower reaches of the Lammermuir Hills.

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Newhailes House

Newhailes House is a Palladian style country house which stands in 80 acres of parkland on the edge of the small town of Musselburgh in East Lothian, Scotland.

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Olvir Rosta

Olvir Rosta (Old Norse: Ölvir Rósta, and Ölvir Þorljótsson), also known as Aulver Rosta, is a character within the mediaeval Orkneyinga saga, who is purported to have lived during the early 12th century.

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Outlander (TV series)

Outlander is a television drama series based on the historical time travel ''Outlander'' series of novels by Diana Gabaldon.

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Paul Mactire

Paul Mactire, also known as Paul MacTyre, and Paul M'Tyre, was a 14th-century Scotsman who lived in the north of Scotland.

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Peter Nicholson (architect)

Peter Nicholson (20 July 1765 – 18 June 1844) was a Scottish architect, mathematician and engineer.

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Phantassie

Phantassie is an agricultural hamlet near East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Preston

Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to.

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Preston Mill

Preston Mill is a watermill on the River Tyne at the eastern edge of East Linton on the B1407 Preston Road, in East Lothian, Scotland, UK.

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Prestonkirk Parish Church

Prestonkirk Parish Church is a Church of Scotland parish church at East Linton, in the parish of Traprain, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, close to Preston Mill, Smeaton, Phantassie, and the River Tyne.

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Ragnall (name)

Ragnall, Raghnall, Raonall, and Raonull are masculine personal names or given names in several Gaelic languages.

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River Tyne, Scotland

The River Tyne is a river in Scotland.

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Robert Brown (agriculturalist)

Robert Brown (1757–1831) was a Scottish writer on agricultural science and rural subjects.

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Robert de Lawedre of Edrington

Sir Robert de Lawedre (Lauder) of Edrington & The Bass, Knt., (died 1425) was a Burgess of Edinburgh and a confidant of King Robert III and sometime Guardian of his son, the future James I of Scotland.

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Robert Noble (artist)

Robert Noble RA ARSA PSSA (1857–1917) was a Scottish artist specialising in landscapes.

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Scheduled monuments in East Lothian

A scheduled monument in Scotland is a nationally important archaeological site or monument which is given legal protection by being placed on a list (or "schedule") maintained by Historic Environment Scotland.

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Siege of Leith

The Siege of Leith ended a twelve-year encampment of French troops at Leith, the port near Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Smeaton, East Lothian

Smeaton is a village and country estate in East Lothian, Scotland.

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Stoneypath Tower

Stoneypath Tower, is an L-plan tower house dating from the late sixteenth century, about south of East Linton, and east of the Whittinghame Water in East Lothian, Scotland.

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Waughton Castle

Waughton Castle is a ruined castle, dating from the fourteenth century, about north of East Linton, and west of Whitekirk in East Lothian, Scotland.

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West Linton

West Linton (Liontan Ruairidh) is a village and civil parish in southern Scotland, on the A702.

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Whittingehame

Whittingehame is a parish with a small village in East Lothian, Scotland, about halfway between Haddington and Dunbar, and near East Linton.

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Whittingehame Tower

Whittingehame Tower, or Whittingehame Castle, is a fifteenth-century tower house about south of East Linton, on the west bank of Whittinghame Water in East Lothian, Scotland.

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William Dudgeon (poet)

William Dudgeon (1753?–1813), was a Scottish poet.

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William Evans (ornithologist)

William Evans FRSE FFA FSA MBOU (1851-1922) was a Scottish naturalist, ornithologist and actuary.

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4J Studios

4J Studios is a Scottish video game development studio based in Dundee, Scotland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Linton

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