Visit Cousland Places

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

  

Cousland Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Cousland

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Cousland history

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Cousland was a possession of the Sinclair family of Roslin from the late 12th century. In 1547, during the Rough Wooing, the English army led by Protector Somerset burned the village. Cousland Smiddy is a blacksmith’s workshop built in the 18th century, which unusually remains in working order, and is a category B listed building.

Cousland Castle

The ruins of a tower house and enclosure walls are located on the south side of the village. Although formerly thought to be a nunnery, the remains are now attributed to William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven. The original tower was extended to form a larger residence in the 16th century. The tower, house and walls are protected as a scheduled monument.

You can visit Cousland places with Walkfo Cousland to hear history at Cousland’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Cousland has 21 places to visit in our interactive Cousland 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 Cousland, 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 Cousland places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Cousland & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 21 audio facts unique to Cousland places in an interactive Cousland map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Cousland Places Map
21 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Cousland places to visit

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

Fa’side Castle Fa’side Castle (Faside Estate) has previously been known as Fawside, Falside, Ffauside, or Fawsyde. The 15th-century keep is located in East Lothian in Scotland. It was restored in the 1980s and is now protected as a category B listed building.

Ormiston Ormiston is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, near Tranent, Humbie, Pencaitland and Cranston. The village was the first planned village in Scotland, founded in 1735 by John Cockburn (1685–1758)

Carberry Tower Carberry Tower is a historic house in East Lothian, Scotland. The house is situated off the A6124 road, 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Musselburgh. It is protected as a Category B listed building.

Elphinstone Tower (East Lothian) Elphinstone Tower is a ruined 13th–15th century keep, about 4 miles (6.4 km) south east of Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of the village.

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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