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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Lasswade

  

Lasswade Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Lasswade

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Lasswade history

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The old parish church was built in the 13th century, though little of it survives today. The present 18th-century Barony House was known as Lasswade Cottage when Sir Walter Scott rented it (1798-1804) It was visited by the writer James Hogg (the ‘Ettrick Shepherd’) and the Wordsworths.

You can visit Lasswade places with Walkfo Lasswade to hear history at Lasswade’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Lasswade has 50 places to visit in our interactive Lasswade 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 Lasswade, 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 Lasswade places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Lasswade & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Lasswade Places Map
50 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Lasswade tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Lasswade

  

Best Lasswade places to visit

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

Moredun Moredun is a district in the south-east of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is east of Liberton, while Craigour is situated just to its north. The estate of Gut-tres or Goodtrees was the family home of James Stewart. It was acquired in 1923 to convert into a convalescent home for ex-servicemen.

Cockpen and Carrington Parish Church Cockpen and Carrington Parish Church is located to the south of the town of Bonnyrigg in Midlothian, Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. The current arrangement dates from 1975, when the two churches were united. The church’s tower is unusually tall for a comparatively small church and its design was copied for Kilconquhar Parish Church in Fife.

St David’s Church, Dalkeith St David’s Church was founded in 1854 by Cecil Chetwynd Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian. It was designed by Joseph Hansom and is a category A listed building.

Melville Castle Melville Castle is a three-storey Gothic castellated mansion situated less than a mile (2 km) west-south-west of Dalkeith, Midlothian, near the North Esk.

Lothian Lothian is a region of the Scottish Lowlands, lying between the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills and the Moorfoot Hills. The principal settlement is the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, while other significant towns include Livingston, Linlithgow, Bathgate, Queensferry, Penicuik, Musselburgh, Prestonpans, North Berwick, Dunbar, and Haddington. Historically, it was a province under the Anglian kingdom of Bernicia, the northern part of the later kingdom of Northumbria.

Mavisbank House Mavisbank is a country house outside Loanhead, south of Edinburgh in Midlothian, Scotland. It was designed by William Adam, in collaboration with his client, Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, and was constructed between 1723 and 1727. The house was altered in the 19th century, but suffered decades of neglect in the 20th century. The interiors were gutted by fire in 1973, and the house remains a ruin.

Hawthornden Castle Hawthornden Castle is located on the River North Esk in Midlothian, Scotland. Man-made caves in the rock beneath the castle have been in use for much longer than castle itself.

Gilmerton Gilmerton is a suburb of Edinburgh, about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of the city centre. The toponym “Gilmerton” is derived from a combination of Scottish Gaelic: Gille-Moire and Old English: ton meaning “settlement” or “farmstead” Versions of the name are recorded from the middle of the 12th century.

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