Dalkeith

Location of Dalkeith within Midlothian
Country:	Scotland
County:	Midlothian
Local Council:	Midlothian Council
Community Council:	Dalkeith and District Community Council
Surrounded by:	Mayfield Bonnyrigg Lasswade Newtongrange

Dalkeith (Scottish Gaelic: Dail Cheith) is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the River North Esk. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Midlothian ( Meadhan Lodainn in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. Midlothian Council is one of the 32 local authorities of Scotland. Mayfield is a community in Midlothian, Scotland, located just South of Dalkeith between the A68 and the A7 south For the Sydney suburb of the same name in New South Wales, Australia, see Bonnyrigg New South Wales. Lasswade is a parish and village in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River North Esk, nine Miles (14 Newtongrange is a former Mining village in Midlothian, Scotland. Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. Midlothian ( Meadhan Lodainn in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The River Esk is a river which flows through Midlothian and East Lothian, Scotland. It was granted a burgh of barony in 1401 and a burgh of regality in 1540. A burgh of barony is a type of Scottish town ( Burgh) They were distinct from Royal burghs as the title was granted to a tenant-in-chief a landowner who held A burgh of regality is a type of Scottish town ( Burgh) They were distinct from Royal burghs as they were granted to "lords of regality" leading noblemen The settlement of Dalkeith grew southwestwards from its 12th-century castle (now Dalkeith Palace). Dalkeith Palace in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, is the former seat of the Duke of Buccleuch. Dalkeith has a population of 11,566 people according to the 2001 census. ^[1]

The town is divided into four distinct areas: Dalkeith proper with its town centre and historic core, with Eskbank to its west and Woodburn to its east. Eskbank is the well-heeled district of Dalkeith with many large Victorian and newer houses. To the south of Eskbank is Newbattle with its abbey. Newbattle (from Neubotle, ie new dwelling is a village in Midlothian, in the ancient Roman Catholic Diocese of St An abbey (from Latin abbatia derived from Syriac abba "father" is a Christian Monastery or Woodburn could not be more different, being a working class council estate built from around 1935 onwards.

Dalkeith is the main administrative centre for Midlothian. It is twinned with Jarnac in France. Jarnac is a commune in the French département of Charente. It was the site of the myth of the legendary strike, in a This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In 2004 Midlothian Council re-paved Jarnac Court in honour of Dalkeith and Jarnac's long standing link.

There is an estate called Thornyhall on the edge of Dalkeith near the industrial estate beyond which is the newly-built Dalkeith Campus - housing the high schools of Dalkeith and St David's.

History

In 1650 Cromwell’s army came to Dalkeith. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 Old Style &ndash 3 September 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known His officer, General Monck, was Commander in Scotland and the government of the country was based out of Dalkeith castle. George Monck 1st Duke of Albemarle, KG ( 6 December 1608 &ndash 3 January 1670) was an English soldier and politician

In the 17th century Dalkeith had one of Scotland's largest markets in its exceptionally broad High Street. In 1831 Dalkeith was linked to Edinburgh by a railway line that transported coal, minerals and agricultural produce and two decades later, in 1853, a Corn Exchange, the largest interior grain market in Scotland, was built.

It was in Dalkeith that Gladstone first started his campaign for British Prime Minister in 1879. The resulting campaign was hence known as The Midlothian Campaign. The Midlothian campaign was a series of Foreign policy speeches given by William Gladstone.

Notable Buildings

The Collegiate Church of St Nicholas Buccleuch, formerly known as Dalkeith Parish Church, stands on the High Street. Dedicated to St Nicholas, this medieval church became a collegiate establishment in 1406, founded by Sir James Douglas. Saint Nicholas (Άγιος Νικόλαος, Agios Nikolaos, "victory of the people" is the common name for Nicholas of Myra, a Christian Saint The nave and transepts date from 1854, when the inside of the church was greatly altered. The chancel was abandoned in 1590, walled off from the rest of the church, and is now ruinous. Sir James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton, and his wife Joanna, daughter of James I, are buried in the choir and have stone effigies. James Douglas 1st Earl of Morton (d 1493) was created Earl of Morton in 1458. James I ( December 10, 1394 &ndash February 21, 1437) was nominal King of Scots from April 4, 1406, and

Dalkeith Palace, which replaced the castle in the late 16th century and was rebuilt in the early 18th century, lies at the north-east edge of the town. Dalkeith Palace in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, is the former seat of the Duke of Buccleuch. It is a seat of the Duke of Buccleuch, surrounded by parkland and follies. The title of Duke of Buccleuch (bəˈkluː was created in the Peerage of Scotland on 20 April 1663 for the Duke of Monmouth, who was the eldest In Architecture, a folly is a Building constructed strictly as a decoration having none of the usual purposes of housing or sheltering associated with a conventional

The building on the High Street now known as the Tolbooth began to be used as a tolbooth for the administration of the town in the early 1700’s. The plaque above the door reads '1648' but this was taken from another building and does not denote when the Tolbooth was built. It served as a place for law and order and featured a prison in the west half, a court room on the east, and a dungeon known as the ‘black hole’ below ground. In front of the building there is a circle of stones to mark the spot where the last public hanging in Dalkeith occurred in 1827.

Other notable buildings include Watch Towers at the cemetery (1827 and 1829) and early 19th-century iron mills.

Notable People

Born in Dalkeith, the politician Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742), the artist John Kay (1742), Robert Aitken who published the first Bible in North America^[2], talented young oil tycoon Brian William Mair (1985), and the mathematical physicist Peter Guthrie Tait (1831). Henry Dundas 1st Viscount Melville ( April 28, 1742 &ndash May 28 1811) was a Scottish lawyer and politician John Kay (1750 &ndash February 21, 1826) was a Scottish caricaturist and engraver Robert Aitken (1734–1802 was a Philadelphia printer and the first to publish a Bible in the newly formed United States. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin Mathematical physics is the scientific discipline concerned with the interface of Mathematics and Physics. Peter Guthrie Tait ( April 28, 1831 - July 4, 1901) was a Scottish mathematical physicist, best known for the seminal energy During the election campaign of 1880 (the "Midlothian campaign") that resulted in the defeat of Disraeli's government, William Gladstone delivered a famous speech in Dalkeith. The Midlothian campaign was a series of Foreign policy speeches given by William Gladstone. Benjamin Disraeli 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS (born Benjamin D'Israeli; 21 December 1804 &ndash 19 April 1881 was

Recent notable people from Dalkeith include former Marillion lead singer Fish (born Derek Dick) and Manchester United Footballer Darren Fletcher and multi-millionaire Niall Malone who made his fortune working alongside Sir David Murray. Marillion are a British rock group Formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England in 1979 their recorded studio output comprises Derek William Dick, better known as Fish (born 25 April 1958, in Dalkeith, Midlothian) is a Scottish Progressive Darren Barr Fletcher (born 1 February 1984 in Dalkeith, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Premier League club

Transport

Dalkeith lies on the A68, one of the main routes south from Edinburgh to Jedburgh and across the border to Darlington. -->The A68 is a major road in the United Kingdom, running Jedburgh (Referred to locally Jeddart or Jethart is a town and former Royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and historically in Roxburghshire. Darlington is a town in County Durham, England and the main population centre in the Borough of Darlington. A new bypass to take traffic away from the town centre is under construction. This will become the A68 when it is completed.

Other main roads serving Dalkeith are:

1. A6094 - leads SW towards Bonnyrigg and Peebles, and NE towards Musselburgh. For the Sydney suburb of the same name in New South Wales, Australia, see Bonnyrigg New South Wales. Peebles ( Gaelic: Na Pùballan is a Burgh in the Committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders, This article is about Musselburgh in Scotland For Musselburgh in New Zealand see Suburbs of Dunedin Musselburgh is the largest settlement in
2. A768 - leads west from Eskbank to Lasswade and Loanhead. Lasswade is a parish and village in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River North Esk, nine Miles (14 Loanhead (pop 6900 is a small town in Midlothian, Scotland, to the south of Edinburgh, and close to Roslin, Bonnyrigg and
3. B6373 - a road wholly within Dalkeith, leaving and rejoining the A68. B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads See the article Great Britain road numbering scheme for the rationale behind
4. B6414 - leaves the A6094 on the NE edge of Dalkeith (at Woodburn) and leads NE to Tranent. Tranent is a town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is close to the A1 road and approximately 11 miles east of Edinburgh.
5. B6392 - runs north-south through Eskbank, and is formerly the route of the A7 which leads from Edinburgh to Galashiels and Hawick. Galashiels is a Burgh in the Scottish Borders, on the Gala Water river Hawick ( ˈhɔɪk is a town in the Scottish Borders in the south east of Scotland.
6. B703 - leads south from Eskbank, through Newbattle, to Newtongrange. Newtongrange is a former Mining village in Midlothian, Scotland.
7. B6482 - leaves the A68 on the SE edge of Dalkeith (at Woodburn) and leads into Easthouses and Mayfield. Easthouses is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, lying just outside Dalkeith. Mayfield is a community in Midlothian, Scotland, located just South of Dalkeith between the A68 and the A7 south

The planned re-establishment of the Waverley Railway Line will link Dalkeith to the national rail network, with a station at Eskbank on the western edge of Dalkeith. The Waverley Route is an abandoned Double track railway line that ran south from Edinburgh in Scotland through Midlothian and the Scottish Eskbank railway station is a future station serving the town of Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

Sport

Football

Dalkeith is home to the junior football club Dalkeith Thistle. History Junior football as distinguished from senior football has existed since the early 1880s Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Dalkeith Thistle Football Club are a Scottish junior football club from the town of Dalkeith, Midlothian. The club consistently finishes in the bottom two of the East Region South Division . The Scottish Junior Football East Region South Division is a third-tier division of the East Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. Dalkeith Ladies Football Club formed in 2005, won the Scottish 3rd Division in season 2005/06 and finished Scottish 2nd Division runners up 2006/2007. This season they are playing in the Scottish 1st Division and aim to consolidate their position having already reached the League Cup final only to lose out. Currently managed by ex- Scotland Captain and Arsenal player Pauline MacDonald, the club is going from strength to strength attracting new players on a consistent basis.

Other than Dalkeith Thistle, there is another team in Dalkeith known as Dalkeith Miners(Dalkeith CYP). They play their football at Couden park, Woodburn.

See also

• Dalkeith High School
• St. David's R.C. High School
• Saltersgate School
• Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway

References

External links

• Dalkeith - Google Maps