Tranent is a small town in East Lothian, Scotland. East Lothian ( Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 Unitary council areas in Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It is close to the A1 road and approximately 11 miles east of Edinburgh. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow.
The name is thought to be of Brythonic origin, possibly containing the elements Tre and Nant, meaning Town of the Stream. The Brythonic languages (or Brittonic languages or British languages) form one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic language family the other being
It was here that the Tranent Militia Riot and the Massacre of Tranent took place in 1797, when a number of local people were killed by soldiers after protesting against conscription into the British Army. The Massacre of Tranent took place 1797 in the town of Tranent, Scotland. One of the 12 victims was Jackie Crookston, and there is a statue of her in Civic Square.
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One of Tranent's most famous sons is actor Gordon Kennedy. Gordon Kennedy (born 22 February 1958 is a Scottish actor Kennedy grew up in Tranent, East Lothian, and attended George Watson's College in Kennedy appeared in the comedy sketch show Absolutely and inserted photographs of Tranent in its sketch based on the bizarre, fictional town of Stoneybridge.
William Dunbar's poem the Lament for the Makaris includes the name Clerk of Tranent as a poet probably of the fifteenth century, citing him as author of the Anteris of Gawain. This article is about the Scottish poet for other people of this name see William Dunbar (disambiguation. I that in Heill wes and Gladnes, also known as The Lament for the Makaris, is a poem in the form of a Danse macabre by the Scottish poet William Dunbar An adventure is an activity that comprises Risky dangerous and uncertain experiences Gawain (ˈgɔːwɪn or /gəˈweɪn/ also called Gwalchmei Gawan Gauvain Walewein etc Some examples of such works exist but his has not been traced.
Tranent Muir is a traditional song about the Battle of Prestonpans: "The chevalier being void o' fear did march doon Birsle Brae man Through Tranent e'er he did stent as as he could gae man While General Cope did taunt and mock wie many a loud hurrah man E'er next morn proclaimed the cock we heard another craw man. The Battle of Prestonpans was the first significant conflict in the second Jacobite Rising. . . . "
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Places of interest
- Fa'side Castle
- Elphinstone Tower
- List of places in East Lothian]]
Sport
Tranent is home to the junior football club Tranent F.C.. Fa’side Castle, sometimes known as Fawside, Falside Ffauside Fauxside or Fawsyde is a 14th century Keep located in East Lothian, approximately 2 miles 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 Tranent FC are a Scottish junior football club based in Tranent, East Lothian.
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