Loanhead
Loanhead is a Town in the county of Midlothian.
Loanhead postcode: EH20 9RG
There are great places to visit near Loanhead.
Loanhead History
There are some historic monuments around Loanhead:
- St Mary's Chapel,chapel 250m ENE of Mount Lothian Ecclesiastical: chapel SM6333
- Newbigging,enclosure 400m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6264
- Elginhaugh,Roman fort,annexe and bathhouse 200m NE of Roman: annexe SM5684
- Castlesteads Park,ring ditches Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM5707
- Newton Church,church,enclosures and field system Ecclesiastical: church; Secular: enclosure SM5441
- Rectilinear enclosure 80m SW of Kilronan Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6203
- Temple, Old Parish Church Ecclesiastical: church SM1191
- Capielaw, enclosed settlement Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM6266
- Gowkshill,enclosure 150m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6336
- Wester Craiglockhart Hill, fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3193
- Castlelaw Range, ring ditch NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6446
- Edinburgh Castle/Caisteal Dhùn Èideann 20th Century Military and Related: Artillery mount; Ecclesiastical: chapel; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Secular: artillery mount SM90130
- Elginhaugh,Roman camp,native fort and palisaded enclosure 600m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Roman: camp SM6202
- Rullion Green,stone circle Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM2147
- Brunstane, moated site 50m NNE of Secular: homestead moat SM10580
- Craiglockhart Castle Secular: castle SM1198
- Castlelaw, fort and souterrain 205m NNW of 20th Century Military and Related: Fort; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM90064
- Edinburgh Town Wall, Flodden Wall and Telfer Wall, Heriot Place Secular: town wall SM2901
- Melville Grange,homestead and pit alignments 600m ESE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM4592
- Brunstane,enclosure 250m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM4112
- Home Farm,enclosure 300m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6038
- Carrington Barns,enclosure 500m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6259
- Hardengreen,enclosure 300m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6335
- Wallace's Cave, cave and rock carvings Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art; Secular: cave SM6825
- Castle Steads,pit alignment 150m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: pit alignment SM5708
- Newbattle Abbey, abbey church, cloisters and associated buildings Ecclesiastical: abbey SM1190
- Inveresk House,Roman civil settlement,Inveresk Roman: civil settlement SM1182
- Ravensneuk Castle Secular: tower SM5609
- Caerketton Craigs,cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4118
- Caiy Stane,standing stone,Fairmilehead Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1155
- Cockpen,old parish church Ecclesiastical: church SM1186
- Rosslyn Chapel, burial ground, buried remains of nave and remains of St Matthew Ecclesiastical: church SM6458
- Niddrie, standing stone 65m SSE of 160 Greendykes Road Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM13589
- Edinburgh,Citadel Arch at Johnston Street Secular: fort (non-prehistoric) SM2993
- Stonefieldhill Farm,henge 500m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: henge SM6258
- Galachlaw,cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3988
- Whitebog Farm, enclosure 450m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6230
- Newbigging,enclosure 400m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6265
- Penicuik,St Kentigern's Church & Clerk Mausoleum Ecclesiastical: church; Secular: mausoleum SM2145
- Liberton Battery, anti-aircraft battery 100m E of Liberton Kennels 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM13607
- Inveresk,Roman fort & civil settlement Roman: civil settlement SM3285
- Dreghorn Woods training trenches, 425m WSW and 350m SW of Redford Bridge, Edinburgh 20th Century Military and Related: Pits, trenches (defensive) SM13717
- Leith,dry dock off Sandport Street Industrial: marine SM5683
- Castle Knowe, palisaded enclosure Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded enclosure SM6447
- Newton,pit alignment 150m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: pit alignment SM5729
- Newton,pit alignment 500m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: pit alignment SM5706
- Blackford Hill, fort and settlement Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM5818
- Holyrood Park Ecclesiastical: chapel; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: cultivation terraces; Secular: Royal Park SM13032
- Edinburgh Town Wall, Flodden Wall, Drummond Street to Pleasance Secular: town wall SM3013
- Newton,pit alignment 600m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: pit alignment SM5705
- Eastfield,enclosures and pit alignments,Old Craighall Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6020
- Edinburgh Town Wall, Flodden Wall, Johnston Terrace to Grassmarket Secular: town wall SM3012
- Newton,pit alignment 150m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: pit alignment SM5704
- Caerketton Hill,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM4067
- Glenkevock,enclosure 400m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6263
- Old Woodhouselee Castle Secular: castle SM5607
- Liberton, standing stone, E end of Ravenswood Avenue Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1156
- Portobello,Harbour Road,pottery kilns Industrial: pottery SM3317
- Uttershill Castle Secular: castle SM5063
- Dalkeith,choir of Collegiate Kirk of St Nicholas,parish church Ecclesiastical: church SM1188
- Hanging Stanes,gallows bases,Braid Road Secular: gallows, gibbet SM5884
- Gowkshill,enclosure 300m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6337
- Leith Links, artillery mounds Secular: artillery mount SM1195
- Inveresk,Roman civil settlement W of Inveresk Gate Roman: civil settlement SM3293
- St Triduana's Aisle,chapel and wellhouse Ecclesiastical: chapel SM90133
- Rosslyn Castle, Roslin Secular: garden SM1208
- Holyrood Abbey, precinct and associated remains Ecclesiastical: abbey; Secular: palace SM13031
- Craigmillar Castle,castle and gardens Industrial: mines, quarries; Secular: castle SM90129
- Highwood House,enclosure 800m S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6257
- Mountmarle,cairn 260m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1159
- Lasswade old parish church Ecclesiastical: church; Secular: mausoleum SM5673
- Midfield House,settlement 200m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM6239
- Smeaton Bridge,pit alignment 100m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: pit alignment SM5672
History of Loanhead
All coal working ceased following the violent strikes of 1984-1985, when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister. The site is now used as an industrial estate, with businesses including MacSweens haggis factory, and Police Scotland’s Communications Centre (The Force Communications Centre, or FCC) where all radio traffic and emergency calls are handled. The Pentlands industrial estate was opened in the 1970s, and a number of retail and other businesses trade from the periphery of the town. These were from the likes of Gregg’s to the more industrial companies focusing on welding and steel fabrication.
