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St. Mary's Church - Photo:
Kevin Rae
CCL
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A one-time county town,
Haddington was a royal burgh by the 12th century
and its 14th century parish church, St Mary’s, is
known as the ‘Lamp of the Lothians’. At one time
it had a lantern on its tower. |
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In 1584 the Treaty of
Haddington resulted in the eventual marriage of
Mary Queen of Scots to the French dauphin,
bringing to an end the so-called ‘rough wooing’ of
the English who wanted the young queen to wed
10-years-old Edward V1.
The town was the birthplace of both King of the
Scots Alexander 11 (1198-1249) and John Knox
(1514-72), the central figure in the Scottish
Reformation movement. Nearby Kinlock House is an
18th century mansion. |
Haddington - Photo:
Richard Webb
CCL |
