Musselburrae

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Musselburrae (Scots Gaelic: Baile nam Feusgan)[1] is the lairgest dounset in East Lowden, Scotland, on the coast o the Firth o Forth, 6 mile (10 km) east o Edinburgh ceety centre.

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Musselburrae
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Rennie Brig ower the River Esk
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Musselburrae
Location within East Lowden
Population21,900 
OS grid referenceNT3472
Ceevil pairish
  • Inveresk
Cooncil area
Lieutenancy area
KintraScotland
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
Post tounMUSSELBURGH
Postcode destrictEH21
Diallin code0131
PoliceScots
FireScots
AmbulanceScots
EU PairlamentScotland
UK Pairlament
  • East Lowden
Scots Pairlament
  • Midlothian North an Musselburrae
Leet o places
UK
Scotland
55.943°N 3.050°W / 55.943; -3.050
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In aboot 1315, Musselburrae becam a burgh o barony, airlier than Edinburgh, whilk becam a burgh in 1329; an local fowk hae a popular sang aboot this:

Musselburgh wis a burgh
When Edinburgh wis nane,
An Musselburgh will be a burgh
When Edinburgh's gane.

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