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Musselburgh is a town in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, six miles east of Edinburgh city centre. It lays claim to the title of Scotland's oldest town. It was first settled by the Romans in the years following their invasion of Scotland in AD80. They built a fort a little inland from the mouth of the River Esk and bridged the river here. In doing so they established the line of the main eastern approach to Scotland's capital for most of the next two thousand years.

David Macbeth Moir

David Macbeth Moir (January 5, 1798 - July 6, 1851), Scottish physician and writer, was born at Musselburgh. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, taking his degree in 1816. Entering into partnership with a Musselburgh doctor he practised there until his death. He was a contributor of both...

Gavin Strang

The Right Honourable Gavin Steel Strang (born July 10, 1943) is a British politician, and Labour member of Parliament for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh. He had been an MP since the 1970 election, and was a minister under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan. He was Minister for Transport from 1997...

East Lothian

large town is Musselburgh. The area is a traditional county also, and as such it borders Midlothian... Dirleton, Dunbar East Fortune Gullane Haddington, Huntington Kingston Longniddry Musselburgh North...

Edinburgh Tram Network

proposal to extend line 3 to Musselburgh...

Firth of Forth

Edinburgh Grangemouth, Gullane Leith Musselburgh North Berwick Port Edgar, Portobello, Port Seton...

John Rennie (engineer)

Kelso Bridge Leeds Bridge Musselburgh Newton Stewart Boston New Galloway Southwark Bridge (old...

Timeline of golf history 1353-1850

Musselburgh. He wins the first championship. The first part-time golf course professional (at the time also... women's competition at Musselburgh. 1820 The Bangalore Club is formed, the first club outside of the... Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers abandons the deteriorating Leith Links, moving to Musselburgh. The...

List of burghs in Scotland

, Milngavie, Moffat, Monifieth, Montrose, Motherwell, Musselburgh N Nairn, Newburgh, New Galloway...

Firth

, Dunfermline, Falkirk, Stirling, Grangemouth, Rosyth, North Queensferry, South Queensferry, Musselburgh. It is...

List of football clubs in Scotland

Lochgelly Albert F.C. Lochee United F.C. Lochore Welfare F.C. Musselburgh Athletic F.C. Newburgh F.C....

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