Around Edinburgh
King's Gate
Newbattle |
Approaching Hardengreen Roundabout on the A7
© Google. This photo has
been taken from Google Street View
King's Gate, Newbattle |
The Location
Above is a Google Street View, looking up the A7 to the north
towards Edinburgh, on the approach to Hardengreen Roundabout. King's Gate, Newbattle is on the right. |
Early Photograph
Please click on the
thumbnail image below to see an early photograph by James Pike
that was probably taken from the other side of this gate, looking
to the south towards Newtongrange Viaduct:
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Comment
Tommy Pearson
West Lothian, Scotland |
Tommy Pearson wrote: |
Inscription on the Gate
"There is a carved inscription, in
large letters, on the King's Gate. It is on the side facing
away from the road.
I wonder why."
Tommy Pearson, West Lothian, Scotland: August
30, 2010 |
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