East Lothian

The East Lothian is one of 32 administrative divisions of Scotland. East Lothian is frontier town of Edinburgh and Midlothian in the west and Scottish Borders in the south. The main city is Musselburgh but the place chief is however Haddington.

East Lothian was a county until 1975, sometimes called under the English name of Haddingtonshire until 1921.

District

Of a surface of 679 km ², East Lothian is the 18th area of Scotland by its size and 22e by its population (91 580 inhabitants in 2004). The political party in place is the Workers party with at its head Anne Picking.

Cities and villages

Aberlady, Athelstaneford, Auldhame
Ballencrieff, Bolton, Broxburn
Cockenzie
Dirleton, Dunbar , Drem
East Fortune, East Saltoun, East Linton, Elphinstone
Gifford, Gullane
Haddington , Huntington, Humbie
Kingston
Longniddry
Macmerry, Musselburgh
North Berwick
Ormiston
Pencaitland, Port Seton, Prestonpans
Tranent
Wallyford, West Barns, Whitecraig

Places of interest

Aberlady Bay
Low Rock'n'roll
Dirleton Castle
Gullane Bents
Hopetoun Monument
Lennoxlove Historic house
Longniddry Bents
Museum off Flight, East Fortune
Preston Mill
Scottish Seabird Centers, North Berwick
Tantallon Castle
Chesters Hill Fort
Torness Nuclear Power Station
Traprain Law

Notable personalities

Arthur Balfour, 1st British minister of 1902 to 1905.
John Muir, founder of the American national parks, born with Dunbar.

Bonds

Geography of Scotland
East Lothian Council
http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/

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