Luffness is a hamlet in
East Lothian
East Lothian (; sco, East Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921.
In 1975, the histo ...
,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
. It lies between the towns of
Gullane
Gullane ( or ) is a town on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth in East Lothian on the east coast of Scotland. There has been a church in the village since the ninth century. The ruins of the Old Church of St. Andrew built in the twelft ...
and
Aberlady
Aberlady ( sco, Aiberleddy, Gaelic: ''Obar Lobhaite'') is a coastal village in the Scottish council area of East Lothian. The village had an estimated population of in .
Etymology
The name ''Aberlady'' has Brittonic origins. The first part of ...
and is approximately 20 miles east of Edinburgh.
History
Most of the houses in Luffness are traditional farm cottages; among its notable buildings are
Luffness Castle
Luffness Castle, also known as Luffness House, is a house built in a former fortification near the village of Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland.
History
The lands around the current house were a part of the estates of the Gospatrick Earl of Dunba ...
(also known as Luffness House) and Luffness Mill. Luffness New golf course is part of the fine selection of courses in the area, and the
Myreton Motor Museum
The Myreton Motor Museum is a museum located near the village of Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland, which has a motoring history collection which covers most of the twentieth century.
Collection
The museum holds a collection of commercial vehi ...
is nearby.
Gallery
Image:Luffness Mill House3.jpg, Entrance to Luffness Mill House
Image:Luffness Mains Farm.jpg, Luffness Mains Farm
Image:Luffness01.jpg, Old home in Luffness
Image:Luffness Mill House2.jpg, Luffness Mill House
Image:NewLuffnessGolf-October-1894.JPG, Old Tom Morris
Thomas Mitchell Morris (16 June 1821 – 24 May 1908), otherwise known as Old Tom Morris, and The Grand Old Man of Golf, was a Scottish golfer. He was born in St Andrews, Fife, the "home of golf" and location of the St Andrews Links, and died t ...
(''seated far left'') on 11 October 1894 at the New Luffness Competition.
See also
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List of places in East Lothian
''Map of places in East Lothian compiled from this list''
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 ...
External links
Luffness New Golf Club websiteLuffness Castle website
Populated places in East Lothian
Hamlets in Scotland
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