East Lothian Totally Explained

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East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative capital is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh.
The council area was created in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, with the boundaries of the East Lothian district of the Lothian region. The district had been created in 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and it consisted of the local government county of East Lothian, plus the burgh of Musselburgh and the Inveresk area, both formerly within the county of Midlothian.
When abolished, for local government purposes, in 1975, the county of East Lothian bordered the county of Midlothian to the west, and the county of Berwick to the south. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921. Although border changes saw several villages on the outskirts of Edinburgh (for example Whitecraig) transferred to the county, most residents of "Haddingtonshire" don't regard them as part of the same county.

Towns and villages

Places of interest

Aberlady Bay

Bass Rock

Dirleton Castle

Fenton Barns Retail & Leisure Village

Gullane Bents

Hailes Castle

Hopetoun Monument

Lennoxlove historic house

Longniddry Bents

Museum of Flight, East Fortune

North Berwick Harbour

North Berwick Law

Preston Mill

Seacliff Beach

Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick

Tantallon Castle

Chesters Hill Fort

Torness Nuclear Power Station

Traprain Law

Yellowcraigs, a beach and conservation area

Notable people from East Lothian

Alexander II, King of Scots

John Knox, leading Protestant reformer in Scotland and founder of Presbyterianism

Arthur Balfour, Prime Minister, 1902-1905

Sawney Bean, cannibal and outlaw

John Bellany, painter

Rhona Cameron, comedienne and activist

Catriona Matthew, elite golfer

John Muir, father of the US National Parks

Ben Sayers, professional golfer & club maker

Rev. Dr. John Witherspoon, signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence

Local media

East Lothian is served by two local paid-for weekly newspapers, the East Lothian Courier and the East Lothian News. The Courier, the best-selling of the two, began life as the Haddingtonshire Courier in 1859, presumably updating its title when the county changed its name in 1921. The family firm of D.J. Croal, based in Haddington, owned and operated the paper until it was bought by the Dunfermline Press Group in 2004. The East Lothian News was first published in 1972, as part of Scottish County Press group, with editorial offices in Dalkeith and printing at Bonnyrigg (both in Midlothian). SCP was acquired by Regional Independent Media in 2000, which was in turn bought by Johnston Press in 2002.

East Lothian Council

East Lothian Council is based at John Muir House, Haddington

Council political compositions

Labour - 7

Scottish National Party - 7

Liberal Democrat - 6

Conservative - 2

Independent - 1Further Information

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