Midlowden

Midlowden (Inglis: Midlothian, Scots Gaelic: Meadhan Lodainn) is ane o the 32 cooncil areas o Scotland, an a lieutenancie area anaw. It haes mairches wi East Lowden, Ceitie o Edinburgh an The Mairches cooncil areas.

Midlowden Midlothian Meadhan Lodainn
Coordinates: 55°53′39″N 3°04′07″W
Admin HQ	Dawkeith
Govrenment
• Bodi	Midlowden Cooncil
• Control	Labour minority (cooncil NOC)
• MPs	Danielle Rowley, Labour
• MSPs	Colin Beattie, SNP Christine Grahame, SNP
Area
• Total	353.7 km2 (136.6 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 21st
Population  (mid-2016 est.)
• Total	88,600
• Rank	Rankit 26th
• Density	250/km2 (600/sq mi)
ONS code	S12000019
ISO 3166 code	GB-MLN
Website	www.midlothian.gov.uk

The Midlowden cooncil area wis shapit in 1996, unner the Local Govrenment etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, wi the boonds o the Midlowden destrik o the Lowden region. The destrik haed been shapit in 1975, unner the Local Govrenment (Scotland) Act 1973.

The cooncil area's heidsteid is the toun o Dalkeith.

Touns an veelages

• Auchendinny
• Bilston
• Bonnyrigg
• Borthwick
• Carrington
• Dalkeith
• Danderhall
• Easthouses
• Edgeheid
• Falae
• Fushiebrig
• Gorebrig
• Gowkshill
• Hillend
• Howgate
• Lasswade
• Leadburn
• Loanheid
• Mayfeild
• Millerhill
• Milton Brig
• Newbattil
• Newtongrange
• Nyn Mile Burn
• North Middilton
• Pathheid
• Penicuik
• Rosewell
• Roslin
• Shawfair
• Silverburn
• Temple

Steids o interest

• Arniston Houss
• Borthwick Castil
• Castillaw Fort
• Crichton Castil
• Dalhousie Castil
• Dalkeith Pailass
• Flotterstane
• Hawthornden Castil
• Loanheid Memorial Pairk
• Mavisbank Houss
• Melville Castil
• Newbattil Abbey
• Pentland Hills
• Roslin Castil
• Roslin Glen Kintra Pairk
• Rosslyn Chaipil
• Tyne-Esk Walk
• Vogrie Kintra Pairk
• Wallace's Cove