Lothian

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Lothian (Lodainn in Gaelic) forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills. It takes its name from the semi-legendary Brythonic King Loth or Lot. In the 7th century it became the northern part of the Saxon kingdom of Northumbria.

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It is notable in Scotland for being the only part of the nation to have been thoroughly anglo-saxon throughout Scottish history and is one of the few areas where the Gaelic language did not take root. Over time and due to various factors the language of the lothians and the former kingdom of Northumbria, Inglis (which became modern day Lowland Scots)came to displace Gaelic as the language of lowland Scotland and adopted for itself the title of 'Scots' or 'Scottis' which had previously referred to Gaelic - which was subsequently denigrated as 'Erse' or 'Irish'.

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Subsequent Scottish history saw it subdivided into the shires of West Lothian, Midlothian and East Lothian.

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It was resurrected as a government region of Scotland in 1975, only to be split up in 1996 into West Lothian, City of Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian, which had previously been the region's districts.

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Lothian continues to have joint boards for valuation and electoral registration and for health.

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Gaelic: Gaelic as an adjective means "pertaining to the Gaels", whether to their language or their culture....

Scotland: :For other uses, see Scotland (disambiguation). See also British Isles (terminology)....

Firth of Forth: The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh, and East Lothian to the south. The river is tidal as far inland as Stirling, but generally it is considered that the inland exte...

Lothian related Images and Photos (experimental)

Forth Railway Bridge Over the Firth of Forth Queensferry Near Edinburgh Lothian Scotland Uk