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Seton Sands
Seton Sands is a rocky beach to the east of Port Seton, East Lothian, Scotland. It is situated at the western end of Longniddry Bents and is part of the John Muir Way coastal walk. Low tide reveals many rock pools, then a flat sandy bed to the north which runs about 200 yards out to meet the Firth of Forth. South of the beach there is Seton Sands Holiday Park, a popular holiday destination in the summer months for many visitors, mostly families from the west coast of Scotland and the north of England. At the western edge of the caravan park is a public footpath leading to the Historic Scotland property Seton Collegiate Church, referred to locally as Seton Chapel. A regular bus service to Edinburgh terminates at Seton Sands (Lothian Buses no.26). See also *List of places in East Lothian References UK Beach Guide : Seton Sands beach information Landforms of East Lothian Beaches of Scotland Tourist attractions in East Lothian {{EastLothian-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seton Sands West
Seton may refer to: People * Seton (surname), people with the surname ''Seton'' * Seton Airlie (1920–2008), Scottish professional footballer * Seton Beresford (1868–1928), English first-class cricketer * Seton Daunt, guitar player and songwriter * Seton Gordon (1886–1977), Scottish naturalist, photographer, and folklorist * Seton I. Miller (1902–1974), Hollywood screenwriter and producer * Seton Pringle (1879–1955), Irish surgeon Places Scotland * Port Seton, a town in East Lothian, Scotland * Seton Collegiate Church, an ancient monument south east of Cockenzie and Port Seton * Seton Sands, an area of coastline east of Edinburgh * Seton Palace, East Lothian, Scotland, rebuilt by Robert Seton, 2nd Earl of Winton Canada * Seton, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada * Seton Lake, British Columbia * Seton Portage, British Columbia, often referred to simply as "Seton" (which in that form can include nearby Shalalth, British Columbia) * Seton River, British Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Seton
Cockenzie and Port Seton ( ; ) is a unified town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is on the coast of the Firth of Forth, four miles east of Musselburgh. The burgh of Cockenzie was created in 1591 by James VI of Scotland. Port Seton harbour was built by George Seton, 4th Earl of Winton, the 11th Lord Seton between 1655 and 1665. The town had a population of 4,493 in 2001. Since the last census in 2001, many new houses have been built. The population is as of . Cockenzie and Port Seton has continued to grow over the years and is now a dormitory town for Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh. Power station To the west of the town, between Cockenzie and Prestonpans is the site of Cockenzie power station, a large coal-fired power station which was a major employer from the 1960s until it closed in 2013, and enabled the town to survive and prosper. Demolition of the main plant is now complete and ownership transferred to East Lothian Council who are now looking for businesses to occupy th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Lothian
East Lothian (; ; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a Counties of Scotland, historic county, registration county and Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921. In 1975, the historic county was incorporated for local government in Scotland, local government purposes into Lothian Regional Council, Lothian Region as East Lothian District, with some slight alterations of its boundaries. The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 later created East Lothian as one of 32 modern council areas. East Lothian lies south of the Firth of Forth in the eastern central Lowlands of Scotland. It borders Edinburgh to the west, Midlothian to the south-west and the Scottish Borders to the south. Its administrative centre and former county town is Haddington, East Lothian, Haddington while the largest town is Musselburgh. Haddingtonshire has ancient origins and is named in a charter of 1139 as ''Hadintunschira'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent Islands of Scotland, islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. To the south-east, Scotland has its Anglo-Scottish border, only land border, which is long and shared with England; the country is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the north-east and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. The population in 2022 was 5,439,842. Edinburgh is the capital and Glasgow is the most populous of the cities of Scotland. The Kingdom of Scotland emerged as an independent sovereign state in the 9th century. In 1603, James VI succeeded to the thrones of Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, forming a personal union of the Union of the Crowns, three kingdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longniddry Bents
The area is popular, mostly in the summer months, with local families, holidaymakers, picnickers, horseriders, ramblers, metal detectors, dogwalkers and the occasional kite buggy. The shallow bay is a popular watersports location for windsurfers, kitesurfers and sea kayaks. Many sea and wading birds frequent the area making it a regular haven for bird-watchers. A small community of rare water voles are known to reside around the several burns running out of the bents. Grey seals are often spotted to the west of the bay. The area is part of the Firth of Forth Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Protection Area and Ramsar Site. There are three car-parking areas, and the largest (No. 3) has good views west across the bay to Edinburgh's skyline and the Forth Bridge and Forth Road Bridge. Overnight parking is prohibited. Close to car park No.3 is Gosford House, and one of its two listed 18th century lodges can be seen on the main road. Longniddry Bents are par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Muir Way
The John Muir Way is a continuous Long-distance trail, long-distance route in southern Scotland, running from Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute in the west to Dunbar, East Lothian in the east. It is named in honour of the Scottish conservation movement, conservationist John Muir, who was born in Dunbar in 1838 and became a founder of the United States National Park Service. The route provides a coast-to-coast route across Scotland, linking Muir's birthplace with Scotland's National parks of Scotland, first national park, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, and Helensburgh, from where he left Scotland for the United States. It is suitable for hiking, walkers and cycling, cyclists although some sections are on rougher terrain and may not be suitable for road bicycles. The John Muir Way opened on 21 April 2014. Previously a shorter 'John Muir Way' existed only in East Lothian, but the majority of this older route has now been absorbed into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firth Of Forth
The Firth of Forth () is a firth in Scotland, an inlet of the North Sea that separates Fife to its north and Lothian to its south. Further inland, it becomes the estuary of the River Forth and several other rivers. Name ''Firth'' is a cognate of ''fjord'', a Norse word meaning a narrow inlet. ''Forth'' stems from the name of the river; this is ('slow running') in Proto-Celtic, yielding in Old Gaelic and in Welsh. It was known as ' in Roman Empire, Roman times and was referred to as ' in Ptolemy's ''Geography_(Ptolemy), Geography''. In the Norse mythology, Norse sagas it was known as the . An early Welsh language, Welsh name is , or the 'sea of '. Geography and geology Geologically, the Firth of Forth is a fjord, formed by the Forth Glacier in the last glacial period. The drainage basin for the Firth of Forth covers a wide geographic area including places as far from the shore as Ben Lomond, Cumbernauld, Harthill, Scotland, Harthill, Penicuik and the edges of Gleneagles H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historic Scotland
Historic Scotland () was an executive agency of the Scottish Government, executive agency of the Scottish Office and later the Scottish Government from 1991 to 2015, responsible for safeguarding Scotland's built heritage and promoting its understanding and enjoyment. Under the terms of a Bill of the Scottish Parliament published on 3 March 2014, Historic Scotland was dissolved and its functions were transferred to Historic Environment Scotland (HES) on 1 October 2015. HES also took over the functions of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Role Historic Scotland was a successor organisation to the Ancient Monuments Division of the Ministry of Works (United Kingdom), Ministry of Works and the Scottish Executive Development Department, Scottish Development Department. It was created as an agency in 1991 and was attached to the Scottish Executive Education Department, which embraces all aspects of the cultural heritage, in May 1999. As part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seton Collegiate Church
Seton Collegiate Church, known locally as Seton Chapel, is a collegiate church south of Port Seton, East Lothian, Scotland. It is adjacent to Seton House. The church is designated as a scheduled monument. Description The church consists of the complete eastern limb and the two transepts of a cruciform church, the crossing-tower as high as it was built (the completion of the spire was precluded by the Reformation), and the dubious foundations of the nave, which was not built. The walls of the choir and chancel were built by 1478, and roofed by 1508. The transepts were erected sometime between 1513 and 1588. As such the eastern limb stood without them for at least 35 years. The church was raised to collegiate status in 1492. Contained within are two effigies: one male and one female, dating from the fifteenth century. The female effigy, badly defaced, is possibly of earlier origin. To the immediate south west are the foundations of the buildings once occupied by the clergy an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh had a population of in , making it the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, second-most populous city in Scotland and the List of cities in the United Kingdom, seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom. The Functional urban area, wider metropolitan area had a population of 912,490 in the same year. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament, the Courts of Scotland, highest courts in Scotland, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarch in Scotland. It is also the annual venue of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The city has long been a cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lothian Buses
Lothian Buses is a major bus operator based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the largest municipal bus company in the United Kingdom: the City of Edinburgh Council (through Transport for Edinburgh) owns 91%, Midlothian Council 5%, East Lothian Council 3% and West Lothian Council 1%. Lothian operates the majority of bus services in Edinburgh, and is a significant operator in East Lothian, Midlothian and most recently West Lothian. It operates a comprehensive night bus network, three routes to Edinburgh Airport, and owns the subsidiary companies Lothian Country, East Coast Buses, Edinburgh Bus Tours, Lothian Motorcoaches and Eve Coaches. History The company can trace its history back to the ''Edinburgh Street Tramways Company'' of 1871, also involving at various times the tramway companies of ''Leith'', ''Musselburgh'' and ''Edinburgh North''. The City Council ('' Edinburgh Corporation Tramways'' Department) took over operation of the tramways in 1919, at which time most of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Places In East Lothian
The List of places in East Lothian is a list for any town, village and hamlet in the East Lothian council area of Scotland. Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum A * Aberlady, Aberlady Bay * Archerfield Estate and Links * Athelstaneford * Auldhame & Scoughall B * Ballencrieff * Bara * Barnes Castle * Barns Ness, * Bass Rock * Battle of Carberry Hill * Belhaven, * Biel * Bilsdean * Birsley Brae * Blindwells *Bolton * Broxburn *Broxmouth C * Canty Bay * Carberry * Castleton * Cockenzie * Cottyburn * Craigleith * Crossgatehall D * Danskine * Dirleton * Doonhill Homestead * Drem *Dunbar * Dunglass E * East Fenton * East Fortune * East Links Family Park * East Linton * East Saltoun * Elphinstone * Elvingston * Eskmills * Eyebroughy F * Fenton Barns, Fenton Tower * Fidra * Fisherrow * Fountainhall G * Garleton * Garvald * Gifford * Gilchriston * Gladsmuir * Gullane, Gullane Bents H * Haddington, Haddington Line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
