Polton
Polton is a veelage locatit in Lasswade parish, Midlothian, Scotland, anciently a superiority o the Ramsay faimily, cadets o Dalhousie. In 1618 David Ramsay o Polton wis in possession. (See: Analecta Scotica, Edinburgh, 1834).
Polton wis the residence o the writer Thomas de Quincey till his daith in 1859.[1]
Coordinates: 55°52′00″N 3°08′00″W / 55.8667°N 3.1333°W
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Polton from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Januar 2024.