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CASTLES & HERITAGE,
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Hopetoun
Monument,
Byres Hill, West Garleton.
Open daily. Admission free. 7 miles south west of North Berwick,
on the A6137. Bus route 121. Path up from small car park to the
monument. Erected in 1824 in memory of John Hope, 4th Earl of
Hopetoun. Climb 95ft (132 steps) up a dark, narrow, spiral staircase.
Uninterrupted views across the Firth of Forth, to Edinburgh,
the Pentlands and across the East Lothian countryside. |
National
Flag Heritage Centre, Athelstaneford Parish Church, Main
Street, Athelstaneford, EH39 5BE.
Open daily 9am 6pm, April to October. Admission free.
6 miles south, in the village of Athelstaneford. Bus route 121.
Parking. The Centre is in a lectern doocot, north of the church
which was built in 1583. Visitors enjoy an audio-visual dramatisation
of the 9th century battle when the St Andrews Cross appeared
in the sky. The St Andrews Cross or Saltire is Scotlands
national flag. |
Preston
Mill
& Phantassie Doocot, East Linton, EH40 3DS. Tel: 01620
860426.
Open 12.30pm 5pm, Thursday to Monday, from May to September
with guided tours only. 8 miles south, on the B1407. On bus route
120. Parking. Preston Mill, with its distinctive Dutch-style
conical roof, was East Lothians last working water mill.
The present buildings date from the 18th century and the beehive-shaped
doocot was built in the 16th century to house 500 pigeons. |
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