Lauder (Scotland)
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Lauder Scottish Gaelic Labhdar |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 43 ′ N , 2 ° 45 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 1699 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | LAUDER | ||
| ZIP code section | TD2 | ||
| prefix | 01578 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Scottish Borders | ||
| British Parliament | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale | ||
Lauder , Gaelic Labhdar , is a village in the Scottish Council Area Scottish Borders or in the traditional county of Berwickshire . It is located about twelve kilometers north of Melrose in front of the southwestern edge of the Lammermuir Hills . Leader Water runs along the eastern edge through the former Lauderdale district.
history
In the 12th century, the Castle of Lauder of Richard de Morville a castle on the Castle Hill proved. Due to its high strategic importance, however, it is assumed that a hill fort was located there in earlier centuries . Today, Thirlestane Castle , which was long the seat of the Earls of Lauderdale , is close to the site .
In 1153 at the latest, Hugh de Morville had a church built near the fort. Today's Lauder Church was built in 1673 by John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale . It is said to be an archery range from Thirlestane Castle.
In 1482, in Lauder, a beacon against the favoritism of the Scottish King James III. set. Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus , had six of the king's favorites captured and hanged over the old bridge at Lauder.
There are reports that Lauder since the times of William I the status of Royal Burgh had possessed. The document received, however, dates from 1502.
In the course of the 19th century there were more than 1000 inhabitants in Lauder. After the number had dropped to 597 by 1961, it rose continuously in the following decades to 1699 in 2011.
traffic
The A68 ( Darlington - Edinburgh ) forms the main thoroughfare from Lauder and connects the village to the trunk road network. With the Lauder Light Railway , Lauder got its own station in 1901. The route connected Lauder to the Waverley Line via Oxton . However, passenger transport on the short branch line was stopped again in 1932. In 1939 the line was completely abandoned.
Individual evidence
- ^ List of Gaelic expressions
- ↑ a b c Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Lauder Castle in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Information from the parish of Lauder Church ( Memento of the original from August 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b Lauder in: FH Groome (Ed.): Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical , Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh, 1882–1885.
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ 2011 census
- ↑ Information about the Lauder Light Railway
