Visit Edgehead Places

Welcome to Visit Edgehead Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Edgehead

  

Edgehead Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Edgehead

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Edgehead history

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Edgehead developed along the long straight Roman road Dere Street, and remains linear in nature. It expanded in the 19th century when a coal mine was opened in Windmill Woods. The population of Edgehead was 115 in August 2008.

Edgehead Colliery

Edgehead Colliery was a coal mine located in Windmill Woods in the 19th and 20th century. It was initially owned by the Earl of Stair. In 1842 the mine employed 127 workers; by 1959 this had fallen to 40.

How Edgehead was named

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You can visit Edgehead places with Walkfo Edgehead to hear history at Edgehead’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Edgehead has 17 places to visit in our interactive Edgehead map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Edgehead, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Edgehead places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Edgehead & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 17 audio facts unique to Edgehead places in an interactive Edgehead map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Edgehead Places Map
17 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Edgehead historic spots	Edgehead tourist destinations	Edgehead plaques	Edgehead geographic features
Walkfo Edgehead tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Edgehead

  

Best Edgehead places to visit

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Edgehead has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Edgehead’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Edgehead’s information audio spots:

Crichton Collegiate Church Crichton Collegiate Church is situated about 0.6 miles (0.97 km) south-west of the hamlet of Crichon in Midlothian, Scotland .

Cousland Cousland is a village in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Dalkeith and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Ormiston.

Oxenfoord Castle Oxenfoord Castle is a country house in Midlothian, Scotland. Originally a 16th-century tower house, the present castle is largely the result of major rebuilding in 1782. It was the seat of the Earl of Stair from 1840, and remains in private ownership.

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