Traprain Law and East Linton, seen from the banks of the River Tyne near Preston Mill, East Lothian.
52 Weeks – Week 19 Traprain Law
Tag: Landmarks
52 Weeks – Week 18 Arthur’s Seat
52 Weeks – Week 9 Tower In The Wood
What looks like it could be a tower belonging to a fairy tale princess, is actally an elaborate dovecot in the Saltoun Woods to the south of Pencaitland, East Lothian.
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52 Weeks – Week 6 Blackbird
52 Weeks – Week 5 Pencaitland
52 Weeks – Week 3 Soldier Bear
Located in the town square in Duns, one of the many statues in the Lothians and the Scottish Borders celebrating Wojtek, a Syrian brown bear who served with the Polish II Corps during WWII. In order to provide for his rations and transportation, he was eventually enlisted officially as a soldier with the rank of private, and was subsequently promoted to corporal. After the war, his regiment were stationed in the area for a time before returning to Poland. Wojtek remained in Scotland at Edinburgh Zoo until his death in 1963.
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52 Weeks – Week 1 A Walk In The Woods
Another year is upon us, so we start out with a walk along the East Lothian Coast at Gullane, looking out along the coast and over to Arthur’s Seat
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52 Weeks – Week 47 All Lit Up
52 Weeks – Week 22 Rooftops
52 Weeks – Week 21 Stately Homes
Saltoun Hall, just to the south of Pencaitland, in East Lothian. Formerly the seat of the Fletcher family; now converted into private apartments.
