Broxburn, East Lothian
Human settlement in Scotland
About
Broxburn is a hamlet consisting of a handful of scattered houses which serve the Broxmouth estate in East Lothian, Scotland. It is named after the stream upon which it stands, the Brox Burn. It lies about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-east of Dunbar. On the Brox Burn is Brand's Mill, dating from mediaeval times. The Battle of Dunbar, on 3 September 1650, took place on the foothills directly south, halfway between Brand's Mill and the hamlet of Little Pinkerton.
Not to be confused with the larger town of Broxburn, West Lothian.
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Battle of Dunbar (1650)
English invasion of Scotland
0.4 mi away
Dunbar Castle
Fortress overlooking the harbour of Dunbar, Scotland
1.6 mi away
Dunbar Harbour
Seaport in East Lothian, Scotland
1.4 mi away
Belhaven Brewery
Brewery based in Belhaven, Dunbar, Scotland
0.7 mi away
Dunbar Town House
Municipal Building in Dunbar, Scotland
1.3 mi away
The Dunbear
Steel sculpture in Dunbar, Scotland
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