Dalkeith
Dalkeith is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River Esk. It was granted a burgh of barony in 1401 and a burgh of regality in 1540. The settlement of Dalkeith expanded south-westwards from its 12th-century castle, which is known today as Dalkeith Palace. With reference to the 2011 Census, Dalkeith has a permanent population of around 12342 people. The town is made up of 4 distinctive areas: Dalkeith proper with its town centre and historic core, with Eskbank to its west and Woodburn to its east. Eskbank is the well-situated section of Dalkeith with lots of large Victorian and more recent homes. To the south of Eskbank is Newbattle with its abbey. Woodburn is a mainly working class council estate. The building on High Street of Dalkeith, now referred to as the Tolbooth, started to be utilized as a tolbooth for the administration of the town in the early 18th century. The plaque above the door checks out '1648' however this was taken from another building and does not signify when the Tolbooth was built. Functioning primarily as a place for law and order, it featured a jail in the west half, a court room on the east, and a dungeon understood as the 'great void' below ground. In front of the building there is a circle of stones to highlight the site where the last public hanging in Dalkeith happened in 1827. The town is also home to other notable properties, such as a Watch Tower at the cemetery, a water tower and a number of iron mills dating back to the early 19th century. For all your house upgrades, look out for reliable specialists in Dalkeith to ensure good quality.
