historic county of East Lothian

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The historic county of East Lothian is a traditional region in southeast Scotland known for its fertile farmland, coastal towns, and significant role in Scottish history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic county
traditional region
administrativeSuccessor East Lothian council area
borders North Sea
historic county of Midlothian
containsBattlefield Battle of Dunbar 1296 site
Battle of Dunbar 1650 site
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh 1547 site
Battle of Prestonpans 1745 site
containsEstate Gosford Estate
Lennoxlove Estate
Tyninghame Estate
linked to: Tyninghame House

Whittingehame Estate
linked to: Whittingehame House

Yester Estate
linked to: Yester House
containsGolfCourse Dunbar Golf Club
Gullane Golf Club
linked to: Gullane

Kilspindie Golf Club
Muirfield
North Berwick Golf Club
containsHarbour Cockenzie Harbour
Dunbar Harbour
North Berwick Harbour
Port Seton Harbour
containsLandmark Aberlady Bay Nature Reserve
Bass Rock
Belhaven Bay
Dirleton Castle
Fidra
Gosford House
Hailes Castle
Isle of May (traditional association)
John Muir Country Park
Lammermuir Hills (northern slopes)
linked to: Lammermuir Hills

Lennoxlove House
National Museum of Flight East Fortune
North Berwick Law
Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum
Tantallon Castle
Traprain Law
Tyninghame Bay
containsReligiousSite Abbey of Haddington (medieval, lost)
linked to: Abbey of Haddington

St Mary’s Collegiate Church Haddington
Whitekirk Church
containsSettlement Aberlady
Athelstaneford
Belhaven
Canty Bay
Cockenzie and Port Seton
Dirleton
Dirleton Castle village
linked to: Dirleton

Dunbar
East Barns
East Fortune
East Linton
Garvald
Gifford
Gullane
Haddington
Humbie
Innerwick
Longniddry
Musselburgh
North Berwick
Oldhamstocks
Ormiston
Pencaitland
Port Seton
Preston
Prestonpans
Saltoun
Seacliff
Spott
Stenton
Tranent
Tyninghame
West Barns
Whitekirk
containsTransportRoute A1 road
A199 road
East Coast Main Line railway
country Scotland
hasCoastlineOn Firth of Forth
North Sea
hasCountyTown Haddington
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
coal mining (historical)
fishing
salt panning (historical)
tourism
hasHistoricName East Lothian
Haddingtonshire
linked to: East Lothian
historicalRegionOf Kingdom of Scotland
modern Scotland
knownFor arable agriculture
coastal towns
fertile farmland
golf courses
historic battlefields
language English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic (minority, historical)
locatedIn southeast Scotland
namedAfter Lothian
partOf Lowlands of Scotland
regionType largely rural
religiousJurisdiction Diocese of St Andrews (historical)

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Gullane partOf historic county of East Lothian
Stenton locatedIn historic county of East Lothian
Preston locatedInHistoricCounty East Lothian (historic county of Haddingtonshire)
linked to: historic county of East Lothian