Dalkeith Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Midlothian, Scotland, UK
About Dalkeith
The languages of ancient Britain were P-Celtic, akin to Welsh, so the town name may resembleddôl coed, "meadow wood". The later Gaelic language was Q-Celtic, brought from Ireland, but in these lowland parts it was supplanted by Scots-English in early modern times. The area was industrial even in the Norman era, with monks hewing coal and bashing metal. The big growth was with 19th-century industry, with deep coal mines, and the railway arrived in 1831. Dalkeith became the administrative centre for the county of Midlothian and remains so. It also became part of Edinburgh's commuter belt, but has not been absorbed as a suburb - it's just far enough out to have retained its identity as a separate town, beyond the palisade of the city bypass.
Top Attractions in Dalkeith
Explore the best things to see and do in Dalkeith:
- ★Dalkeith Museum
- ★Dalkeith Palace
- ★National Mining Museum Scotland
Where to Stay in Dalkeith
- 🏨Dalhousie Castle Hotel
- 🏨Innkeeper's Lodge
- 🏨Melville Castle
- 🏨Premier Inn
Dalkeith Travel Guide Sections
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