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The three largest towns in Midlothian by population
Bonnyrig
Dalkeith
Penicuik
The mysterious, late-Gothic Rosslyn Chapel, featured prominently in this blockbuster film, based on a book by Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code
The leaf of this tree is a symbol of the Midlothian Council Area
Oak
Range of hills comprising a Regional Park, part of which occupies the west of Midlothian
Pentland Hills
River which results from the Midlothian confluence of the North and South tributaries
Esk
The Midlothian campaign of 1878-80 was a series of foreign policy speeches made by this leader of the Liberal Party and future Prime Minister of the UK
William Ewart Gladstone
The National Museum in Newtongrange is dedicated to this local heavy industry
Mining
The number or name of one of the most important trunk roads in Scotland which marks part of the norhern boundary of Midlothian
A720 (Edinburgh City Bypass)
Stretch of newly built railway which passes through Midlothian, connecting Edinburgh with Tweedbank. It re-opened on part of the old Waverley route in 2015
Borders Railway
Midlothian born Margaret Stuart was the second daughter of this Scottish King
James VI
Stage name of Midlothian born Derek William Dick, singer-songwriter and former lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Marillion
Fish
Large Cistercian monastery in the north of Midlothian which subsequently become a stately home and then a college and conference venue
Newbattle Abbey
The most southerly reservoir in Midlothian and the largest area of freshwater in the Lothians