Luffness is a hamlet in
East Lothian
East Lothian (; ; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a Counties of Scotland, historic county, registration county and Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921.
In ...
,
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
. It lies between the towns of
Gullane and
Aberlady
Aberlady (, Gaelic: ''Obar Lobhaite'') is a coastal village in the Scottish council area of East Lothian. The village had an estimated population of in .
Etymology
The name ''Aberlady'' has Brittonic origins. The first part of the name is t ...
and is approximately 20 miles east of Edinburgh.
History
Most of the houses in Luffness are traditional farm cottages; among its notable buildings are
Luffness Castle (also known as Luffness House) and Luffness Mill. Luffness New golf course is part of the fine selection of courses in the area, and the
Myreton Motor Museum is nearby.
Gallery
Image:Luffness Mill House3.jpg, Entrance to Luffness Mill House
Image:Luffness Mains Farm.jpg, Luffness Mains Farm
Image:Luffness01.jpg, Old home in Luffness
Image:Luffness Mill House2.jpg, Luffness Mill House
Image:NewLuffnessGolf-October-1894.JPG, Old Tom Morris (''seated far left'') on 11 October 1894 at the New Luffness Competition.
See also
*
List of places in East Lothian
The List of places in East Lothian is a list for any town, village and hamlet in the East Lothian council area of Scotland.
Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum
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* Aberlady, Aberlady Bay
* Archerfield Estate and Lin ...
External links
Luffness New Golf Club websiteLuffness Castle website
Populated places in East Lothian
Hamlets in Scotland
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