Innerwick

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Innerwick
Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Mhuice
Innerwick Parish Church
Innerwick Parish Church
Coordinates 55 ° 57 ′  N , 2 ° 27 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 57 ′  N , 2 ° 27 ′  W
Innerwick (Scotland)
Innerwick
Innerwick
administration
Post town DUNBAR
ZIP code section EH42
prefix 01368
Part of the country Scotland
Council area East Lothian
British Parliament East Lothian
Scottish Parliament East Lothian

Innerwick ( Gaelic : Inbhir Mhuice ) is a village in the Scottish Council Area East Lothian or in the traditional county of Haddingtonshire . It is located about seven kilometers southeast of Dunbar and 30 kilometers northwest of Berwick-upon-Tweed near the North Sea coast.

history

Innerwick Castle was built on a rocky peak near Innerwick in the Middle Ages . Innerwick Castle was rebuilt in the 15th century before being finally destroyed in 1547 in the wake of Rough Wooing . The castle of Clan Stuart and later Clan Hamilton is still in ruins today.

The Innerwick Parish Church dates back to 1784. In Innerwick many historic buildings have been preserved. In addition to the monument protection on individual buildings, Innerwick and the surrounding area is protected as a Conservation Area . The Torness nuclear power plant is located east of the North Sea coast .

Between 1961 and 1991, Innerwick's population rose from 155 to 200.

traffic

Innerwick is located on an unclassified spur road off the A1 ( Edinburgh - London ), which connects the village to the trunk road network. In 1849 the North British Railway opened a station in Innerwick. The route is still operated today as the East Coast Main Line . However, Innerwick Railway Station was closed in June 1951.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of Gaelic expressions
  2. ↑ a b c Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  3. ↑ Entry on Innerwick Castle  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  4. ↑ Entry on Innerwick Parish Church  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  5. ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  6. ↑ Entry on Innerwick Station  in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database

Web links

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