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Pencaitland railway station
Pencaitland railway station served the village of Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland, from 1901 to 1933 on the Macmerry Branch.
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Pencaitland
Pencaitland is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, about 12 miles (19 kilometres) south-east of Edinburgh, 5 mi (8 km) south-west of Haddington, and 1 mi (2 km) east of Ormiston.
The land where the village lies is said to have been granted by William the Lion to Calum Cormack in 1169, who gave the church, with the tithes and other property belonging to it, to the monks of Kelso, in whose possession it remained till a short time prior to the accession of Robert Bruce. The land subsequently became the property of a younger branch of the Maxwell family, who granted the advowson and tithes to the monks of Dryburgh Abbey, who held them until the Reformation.
The Tyne Water divides the village into Easter Pencaitland and Wester Pencaitland, crossed by a three-arched bridge dating from the 16th Century. An ancient cross in Wester Pencaitland indicates that a market was regularly held there. A large industrial maltings, which was built in 1965, is situated just before the entrance to the village at Wester Pencaitland.
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Winton Castle
Winton Castle is a historic building set in a large estate between Pencaitland and Tranent in East Lothian, Scotland. The castle is situated off the B6355 road approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of Pencaitland at grid reference NT437694.
The castle is still a private residence, and is run as an exclusive-use events venue.
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Winton railway station, Scotland
Winton railway station served the village of New Winton, East Lothian, Scotland, from 1872 to 1925 on the Macmerry Branch.
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Glenkinchie distillery
Glenkinchie distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in East Lothian, Scotland. It is one of twenty-three malt whisky distilleries in the Lowland region. It is owned by the multinational drinks company Diageo.