Loanheid

A wee toun in Midlothian, south-east Scotland

Loanheid is a wee toun in south-east Scotland, wi a population o seventy hunner (or there aboot). It's tae the south-and-east of Edinburgh, near tae Lasswade, Bonnyrigg, Birdiehouse, Straiton, Bilston – an a wee patch further afield, tae Dalkeith, tae Roslin and tae Penicuik. The toun wis foundit on coal, shale an paper-mills. The day, it's best kent for its Gala Day ("Children's Day" also cried).

The Loan, Loanheid

The toun's twinnit wi:

Coordinates: 55°52.666′N 3°08.896′W / 55.877767°N 3.148267°W / 55.877767; -3.148267