27-635: Woodhouselee is an estate in Midlothian in the parish of Glencorse . It has been owned by gentry including William Tytler and Alexander Fraser Tytler . There is a mansion, now called Firth House , and the ruined 16th-century castle of Old Woodhouselee which was owned by James Hamilton , who assassinated the Regent of Scotland – the first recorded assassination with a firearm. 55°50′N 3°11′W / 55.84°N 3.19°W / 55.84; -3.19 This castle-related article
54-479: A castle of five leagues from Edinburgh which is called in the country Dalkeith. The same time I saw there this earl James, a fair young child, and a sister of his called the lady Blanche." In 1650, Oliver Cromwell 's army came to Dalkeith. His officer General George Monck was Commander in Scotland, and the government of the country was based out of Dalkeith Castle. In 1831, Dalkeith was linked to Edinburgh by
81-432: A collegiate establishment in 1406, founded by Sir James Douglas . The nave and transepts date from 1854, when the inside of the church was greatly altered. The chancel was abandoned in 1590, walled off from the rest of the church, and is now ruinous. Sir James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton , and his wife Joanna , daughter of James I , are buried in the choir and have stone effigies. St Nicholas Buccleuch Church remains one of
108-625: A modern road network as well as some rural single-track roads. The Borders Railway runs between Tweedbank to Edinburgh, with four stations in Midlothian – Shawfair , Eskbank , Newtongrange and Gorebridge . Midlothian is twinned with Komárom-Esztergom , Hungary and Kreis Heinsberg , Germany. Since 1978 it is a sister city with Midlothian, Illinois , a suburb of Chicago a town of Illinois . Dalkeith Dalkeith ( / d æ l ˈ k iː θ / dal- KEETH ; Scottish Gaelic : Dail Cheith , pronounced [t̪al ˈçe] )
135-493: A new district called Midlothian within the Lothian region. The Midlothian district was smaller than the area of the pre-1975 county, parts of which went to other districts: Currie , Balerno , Ratho and Newbridge to the city of Edinburgh ; Musselburgh burgh and parish of Inveresk (which included the villages of Inveresk , Wallyford and Whitecraig ) to East Lothian ; East Calder , Mid Calder and West Calder ) and
162-626: Is 'SFA Quality Mark' accredited and run by volunteers. Dalkeith RFC play in the Scottish Rugby Union East Leagues . The club was the first in Midlothian to open full membership to women and the first in the county to run a women's side. Notable former players include Sir David Murray , whose car crash on the way back from a match in North Berwick ended his rugby career and led to him focusing on his business empire. Adam Robson, who went on to become President of
189-450: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Midlothian Midlothian ( / m ɪ d ˈ l oʊ ð i ə n / ; Scottish Gaelic : Meadhan Lodainn ) is registration county , lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government. Midlothian lies in the east- central Lowlands , bordering the City of Edinburgh council area , East Lothian and
216-498: Is a town in Midlothian , Scotland , on the River Esk . It was granted a burgh of barony in 1401 and a burgh of regality in 1540. The settlement of Dalkeith grew southwestwards from its 12th-century castle (now Dalkeith Palace ). Dalkeith has a population of 12,342 people according to the 2011 census. The town is divided into four distinct areas: Dalkeith proper with its town centre and historic core; Eskbank (considered to be
243-513: Is found in the Chronicles of Jean Froissart , who stayed at Dalkeith Castle for fifteen days. He writes of the Battle of Otterburn and the death of James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas : "I, author of this book, in my youth had ridden nigh over all the realm of Scotland, and I was then fifteen days in the house of earl William Douglas , father to the same earl James, of whom I spake of now, in
270-602: Is just outside Dalkeith, located off the A7 road on the eastern edge of the neighbouring town of Bonnyrigg . Until 2008, Dalkeith was on the A68 , one of the main routes south from Edinburgh to Jedburgh and across the border to Darlington . A bypass to take traffic away from the town centre was completed in September 2008; this then took the A68 number, and the old route of the A68 is now
297-668: The A6106 . Other main roads serving Dalkeith are: The re-building of the northern section of the Waverley Railway Line re-connected Dalkeith to the national rail network after a gap of more than 40 years, with a station at Eskbank on the western edge of Dalkeith. Construction commenced in late 2012, and the line re-opened to passenger services on 6 September 2015. Bus services in Dalkeith are mostly run by Lothian Buses ; East Coast Buses and Borders Buses also serve
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#1732800997578324-601: The Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway , which transported coal, minerals, and agricultural produce. Two decades later, in 1853, a Corn Exchange , at the time the largest indoor grain market in Scotland, was built. In 1879, Dalkeith was where William Ewart Gladstone started his campaign for British Prime Minister, which became known as the " Midlothian campaign ". The Collegiate Church of St Nicholas Buccleuch, formerly known as Dalkeith Parish Church, stands on High Street. Dedicated to St Nicholas , this medieval church became
351-645: The Masonic Temple or Lodge Rooms of the Dalkeith Kilwinning Masonic Lodge No.10 situated next to The Collegiate Church of St Nicholas Buccleuch in the high street completed in 1766. Edinburgh College has its Midlothian Campus in Eskbank, close to the railway station. There is a modern Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as Mormon) meeting house on Newbattle Road. Midlothian Community Hospital
378-545: The Scottish Borders . The modern council area was formed in 1975 when the historic county of Midlothian , also known as Edinburghshire, was altered substantially as part of local government reforms; its southern part formed a new Midlothian District within the Region of Lothian , whilst areas on the peripheries were assigned to other districts and the city of Edinburgh, which had always been autonomous to an extent,
405-511: The Midlothian part of Livingston to West Lothian ; Heriot and Stow parishes to the Ettrick and Lauderdale district of the Borders region. The boundaries of the historic county of Midlothian, including the city of Edinburgh, are still used for some limited official purposes connected with land registration, being a registration county . The Midlothian lieutenancy area corresponds to
432-515: The council built itself a new headquarters called Midlothian House at 40-46 Buccleuch Street in Dalkeith . The Lothian region was abolished in 1996. The four districts in the region, including Midlothian, became unitary council areas . The reconstituted Midlothian Council continues to be based at Midlothian House in Dalkeith. There is a Midlothian constituency of the House of Commons . There
459-558: The current council area rather than the historic county. The last lord-lieutenant of the county of Midlothian was made lord-lieutenant for the new district of Midlothian when the reforms came into effect in 1975. The former county council's headquarters in Edinburgh became the offices of the new Lothian Regional Council, whilst the Midlothian District Council established its headquarters in Dalkeith. In 1991
486-468: The first floor. In front of the building there is a circle of stones to mark the spot where the last public hanging in Dalkeith took place. William Thomson was hanged here for highway robbery in 1827. The Municipal Buildings in Buccleuch Street were completed in 1882. Other notable buildings include a Watch Tower at the cemetery (1827), a water tower and early 19th-century iron mills and
513-568: The north-eastern edge of Dalkeith at Woodburn is the Dalkeith Campus (completed 2003) – housing both Dalkeith High School and St David's Roman Catholic High School plus community leisure facilities. Dalkeith is understood to be a Cumbric name, cognate with Welsh ddôl 'meadow, plateau, valley' + coed 'wood'. During the construction of the Dalkeith Northern Bypass in 1994-95 and 2006-08 (final construction
540-641: The town. For walkers, the Penicuik–Dalkeith Walkway passes close by. The town is home to Dalkeith Thistle F.C. , based at King's Park. The club was formed in 1892 and now plays in the East of Scotland Football League , having spent most of its history in the Scottish Junior Football Association . The established club is affiliated to Dalkeith Thistle Community Football Club, based at Cowden Park, Woodburn; The club
567-422: The two Church of Scotland parish churches in Dalkeith, the other being St John's and King's Park Church. The Episcopal Church , St Mary's is on High Street, at the entrance to Dalkeith Country Park. St David's Church , on Eskbank Road, is the only Roman Catholic church in the town, it is a category A listed building and was built in 1854. Dalkeith Palace which replaced the castle in the late 16th century and
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#1732800997578594-484: The well-heeled neighbourhood of Dalkeith with many large Victorian and newer houses) to its west; Woodburn (primarily a working class council estate with pockets of new housing developments) to its east; and Newbattle (a semi-rural village with its abbey ) to the south. Dalkeith is the main administrative centre for Midlothian. It is twinned with Jarnac , France. In 2004, Midlothian Council re-paved Jarnac Court in honour of Dalkeith and Jarnac's long standing link. On
621-501: The wide area covered they were able to surmise the general settlement patterns of Dalkeith over the centuries. Settlement and land use was concentrated on the sands and gravels of the river terraces and only a bit of human occupation on the compacted clays that are found throughout the area. They also determined that people had been living in the Dalkeith area since the Neolithic . One of the earliest historical references to Dalkeith
648-681: Was a Midlothian constituency of the Scottish Parliament up to the 2011 elections when it was divided between Midlothian North and Musselburgh and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale . The Midlothian council area contains the towns of Dalkeith , Bonnyrigg and Penicuik , as well as a portion of the Pentland Hills Regional Park , Rosslyn Chapel and Dalkeith Palace . Largest settlements by population: 18,320 16,150 14,330 13,690 8,040 6,820 3,160 2,020 1,770 1,440 Midlothian has
675-419: Was delayed for over a decade) archaeologists, working for CFA Archaeology, uncovered many archaeological features and information on the prehistory and history of the area. Their findings included two ring-groove structures, two pit alignments, a Roman temporary camp, a post-medieval building, an 18th-century designed landscape, and two industrial sites with a brick and tile works and a coal pit engine house. Given
702-515: Was formally separated as the City of Edinburgh District. In 1996 Midlothian became a unitary authority area, using the same name and territory as in 1975. Midlothian County Council was abolished in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 , which abolished Scotland's counties and burghs as administrative areas and created a new two-tier system of upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Most of Midlothian's territory went to
729-451: Was rebuilt in the early 18th century, lies at the north-east edge of the town. It is a former seat of the Duke of Buccleuch , surrounded by parkland and follies . The building on High Street now known as Dalkeith Tolbooth dates from 1648 although it was reconstructed in the early 18th century. It incorporated prison cells in the basement, a weigh house on the ground floor and a courtroom on
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