Museums, archives and heritage in Edinburgh

Edinburgh, ancient capital of Scotland, parliamentary and royal burgh, and county town of Mid-Lothian, 1½ mile from its seaport Leith on S. shore of Firth of Forth, 42 E. of Glasgow, and 3961 N. of London by East Coast route – parliamentary and municipal burgh, 17,028 acres, population 236,032. Edinburgh is one of the most … Read more

Museums, archives and heritage in Dumfries & Galloway

Dumfries-shire, maritime county, on S. border of Scotland; adjoins the counties of Lanark, Peebles, and Selkirk on the N., and on the S. is washed by the Sol way Firth; extends about 53 miles NW. and SE. between Ayrshire and Cumberland, and about 32 miles NE. and SW. between Roxburghshire and Kirkcudbrightshire; coast-line, about 20 … Read more