In Musselburgh today, the annual Macbeth Moir Wreath Laying Ceremony takes place. ichscotland.org/wiki/david-m...

Customary end of year visit to the tank traps at Tyninghame Beach

Some photos from today’s East Lothian walk: sprout field; Scot’s Pine trees and the distant Garleton Hills volcanics; fishing a lively sea; shoreline reflections.

Some photos from a Christmas Eve East Lothian walk: metre-scale depressions (?sites of lycopod trees) in the upper surface of the Early Carboniferous Middle Longcraig Limestone, overlain/infilled by seatearth, then a thin coal, marine mudstone and another (Upper Longcraig) fossiliferous limestone.

Glad I was on foot today.

At Haddington Athletic v Dunbar United. Proper football.

Midwinter kaleyard scene, East Lothian, as the sheep munch on what’s left of the harvested Brussels sprouts (coming soon to a table near you).

#PostboxSaturday: a George V wall box on the beach wall, North Berwick.

Santa and Mrs Claus were shopping in Asda tonight. Merry Christmas to them. 🎄🎅 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #Asda #Dunbar #EastLothian

North Berwick!

1896(?), Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland

Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of golfers on Levenhall Links, Musselburgh, East Lothian. The Links are now one of the most popular sites for birdwatching in vicinity of #Edinburgh tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2013/09/old-...

Probably the ugliest stile I've ever seen #Musselburgh #stile @lakesstiles.bsky.social

Lovely postbox decorations in Port Seton!

Kilo Sale on today at Port Seton Centre until 2 pm - take cash! Also: get the next one in your diary - 14 January 2026 former Bistro, Brunton Hall. Please spread the word (and donate your old clothes at recycling centres)

Some photos from today’s East Lothian walk: the Carboniferous trachyte lava scarp of the Garleton Hills; Athelstaneford doocot of 1583 and church; the supposed site of the 832 Picts/Scots v Saxons battle when St Andrew’s Cross appeared in the sky; and the doocot and saltire memorial.

From today’s walk: a break in the clouds lit up Yester Kirk (1710) in the 18th century planned village of Gifford, East Lothian.

Missing 13yr old www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

Winter Exhibition opens today at 11am. Fizz & meet the artists from 2-5pm. Stephanie Dees RSW - December Day Ian Cook RSW RGI RI - Seated Figure 3 Mimi Spencer - Redpoint 1 Alan Connell - North Berwick West Links

Day 6 of #ArtAdventCalendar with a collagraph print of Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth.

Cormorants and calm sea #Prestonpans

Sheila Averbuch from Wallyford, Edinburgh is a finalist in our Gardens of the Year competition – but is this your People’s Choice pick? 💚🌱 Swipe to see more, then head to the link to vote for your People's Choice winner: https://bit.ly/43Cfjps

We're so EXCITED for the Teens+ Christmas Fair this Sunday, 7 December 🥳 Come on down for festive fun, games and beautiful gifts & decorations designed by our students, staff & local craftspeople 📍 Teens+ East Lothian, Musselburgh EH21 7PQ 🕒 10am to 1pm 🎟️ £1 on the door (students & children free)

Geillis Duncan ⚰️ #OTD in 1591 the young maidservant, who acted as a local healer in Tranent, was executed in Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 After a year in jail, weeks of torture and recanting her 'confession' the royal led, misogynistic persecution ended 🔥 Ever remembered 🪦

Beeches providing Autumn colour beside the Colstoun Water on the Lennoxlove Estate in #EastLothian #thicktrunktuesday

East Lomond nicely framed by a farm building above Macmery

Granary Cottage, Saltoun East Mains

To celebrate #NationalTreeWeek, a team from Prysmian came out to plant trees in Gifford Community Woodland. They planted 120 native broadleaved trees, contributing to East Lothian's Climate Forest creation target of 2 million trees by 2031.

Sharing this picture of Tranent Parish Church, SE of Edinburgh, Scotland (2025). My inlaws have connections here, going back to the 1800s. The locals were surprised--but welcoming--to see us wandering around. #photography #scotlandphotography #Scotland #travel #travelphotography #church #churches

🌟 Volunteer Opportunity Alert! 🌟 NHS Lothian is on the lookout for amazing Ward Helpers at East Lothian Community Hospital! 🏥 www.volunteereastlothian.org.uk/volunteering... #VolunteerWithNHS #EastLothian #MakeADifference #WardHelper #CommunityCare #NHSVolunteers #GiveBack #VolunteerOpportunity

No groundbreaking sights on my first trip to the Musselburgh Lagoons, but what a fantastic place. Customary ice cream at Luca’s on the homeward journey. I’ll be back. #bird #birds

Visited the Glenkinchie Distillery in East Lothian yesterday afternoon. Really good tour experience by our host, Kirsten. If you find yourself in the area, I would recommend a visit! #glenkinchie #glenkinchiedistillery #whisky #eastlothian #diageo

Coming soon... Winter Exhibition 6 Dec - 25 Jan Stephanie Dees Edinburgh at Christmas Time Mixed Media 59x78cm

We're off on the train to North Berwick for our next day walk, Saturday 29 November. Why not join us? Non-members are welcome. A walk up Berwick Law, a circuit of Balgone Lake, with optional tea & scones at the end. More info and sign up details here: forms.gle/bREVyRGQraKY...

Can't go, I'm not ladylike enough

An avenue of Poplars on the Winton Estate in #EastLothian #thicktrunktuesday

We will be spreading Christmas cheer for all to hear🎄⛄ Join us for Teens+ Christmas Fair: 📆 7th of December 📍 Teens+ East Lothian Centre 🎟️ Tickets available for £1 on arrival As always, we promise a day full of festive fun, local stalls, and a chance to get those last-minute Christmas gifts✨

Sandstone rock near Tyninghame House , East Lothian, Scotland.

East Lothian Council has submitted a formal request asking Scottish Ministers to hold a public local inquiry (PLI) into a proposed scheme to reduce flood risk in Musselburgh.

St Mary’s Haddington 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 has some remarkable medieval oak timbers in the nave roof. My #dendrochronology work there dated them to the early 1400s and revealed them as Baltic baulks from the Gdansk region. #MedievalMonday

From a short walk around Torness, earlier today.

In the middle of an unassuming new-build housing estate in Prestonpans, just outside Edinburgh, you can find this imposing statue. The work of Andy Scott’s, who also designed the Kelpies, it is a memorial to the 81 men and women who, throughout the 17thC, were executed in the town for witchcraft.

Reflections in Haddington, East of Edinburgh.

Somewhere in East Lothian, a bit north of Pencaitland..

With most areas not far from the average, it's very easy to see the outliers, all of which are having trouble with rebounding levels. In Scotland the outlier is East Lothian. 2/7

Dunbar in East Lothian is stunning. I’m sure I’ll be back over to this stretch of the coast for some fantasy inspiration soon. #Scotland #writing

I welcome the news that Historic Environment Scotland have decided against listing the Brunton Hall. East Lothian Council can now move forward and with a replacement. 📰Press Release: www.colinbeattiemsp.org/constituency...

The gates into the garden at Lennoxlove House in #EastLothian, commemorating William Arthur Baird, a one-time owner, who commissioned Sir Robert Lorimer to make extensive renovations to the house in 1912 #thursgate

ONE FROM THE ARCHIVES: Robert Louis Stevenson Day

'Bothwell' Castle, Haddington photo from 1903 & watercolour reconstruction suggestion. Did reconstruction years ago based on floor plan & old vague photo of ruin as nothing is left today (before finding intact photo from 1903 so measurements were off & conical roof too steep.