Fala (Midlothian)

Fala est un village du Midlothian en Écosse.

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Fala Flow

Fala Flow or Fala Moor is an area of upland blanket bog on the edge of the Lammermuir Hills, in Midlothian, Scotland. Located north of the village of Fala, around 15 km south east of Edinburgh, an area of 318 hectares has been designated as a Ramsar Site since 1990. The site is a blanket upland mire with some pools, developed at a lower altitude than most blanket bogs in Midlothian. It supports an internationally important population of pink-footed geese, with around 3% of the Greenland and Iceland populations overwintering at the site. As well as being recognised as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, Fala Flow has also been designated a Special Protection Area and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The SSSI designation has been in place since 1986 and was last assessed in 2016.

Humbie Parish Church

Humbie Parish Church is a church in the small village of Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland. It is part of the Church of Scotland, and is a linked charge which joins the parishes of Bolton & Saltoun, Yester and Humbie. The church lies to the north of the main village, set apart at the bottom of a small valley.

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Cakemuir Castle

Cakemuir Castle is an historic house situated 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Pathhead, in the Lammermuir Hills, Midlothian, Scotland. The name may be connected with the provision of shelter and hospitality to pilgrims on their way to Melrose Abbey. The castle remains a private house, and is protected as a category B listed building. Cakemuir Castle is a mid-16th-century tower, built on the site of an earlier structure, named Black Castle. It is oblong on plan and four storeys high with a parapet walk and garret above. The parapet contains two covered recesses for guards. A series of gun-loops on the fourth floor, now built up, is the only provision for defence. The projecting turnpike-stair tower is round and capped with a square watch chamber. This feature is common to Tolquhon Castle and Crossraguel Abbey, and may symbolise Protestant sympathy. In the 18th century, the tower was extended by the Wauchope family to the south west and at the end of the 19th century, it was converted to a Baronial style house. It was again modernised in 1926 by Rowand Anderson, Paul & Partners, and later restored by Neil & Hurd around 1952. An ogee-roofed pavilion has recently been added to accommodate a dining room and ancillary rooms. The panelled Hall, known as Queen Mary's room, commemorates Mary, Queen of Scots, who, dressed as a page, met up with Bothwell in Cakemuir Castle after fleeing from Borthwick Castle in June 1567. From Cakemuir, she travelled on to Dunbar. An heraldic shield bearing the Wauchope arms on the east gable was once located above the original entrance. Adam Wauchope, 5th son of Gilbert Wauchope of Niddrie Marischal, built Cakemuir Castle around 1564. He was an advocate, and defended the Earl of Bothwell against the charge of murdering Lord Darnley. The castle was held by the Wauchops until 1794 when the then owner died. The castle was internally modernised under the hand of the architect Arthur Forman Balfour Paul in 1926 Now owned by the Douglas-Miller family, the castle has a 2-acre (0.81 ha) walled garden featuring box hedging, rhododendrons and fruit trees. The gardens are occasionally opened to the public as part of Scotland's Gardens Scheme.

Keith Marischal

Keith Marischal is a Scottish Baronial country house lying in the parish of Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland. The original building was an "L-shaped" tower house, built long before 1589 when it was extended into a U-shaped courtyard house. The building acquired its modern appearance in the 19th century when the courtyard was filled in. The house is protected as a category B listed building.

Peaston

Peaston is a small settlement on the B6371 road in the parish of Ormiston in East Lothian, Scotland, about 14 miles (23 km) south-east of Edinburgh, 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Haddington, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Ormiston and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Pencaitland. The Barony of Peaston was transferred from Pencaitland to Ormiston in 1648. Peaston Smiddy, built in the 18th century, is on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland.