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thebritishcontinental.co.uk
Scotland’s road season begins at Gifford on 28 March.
The East Lothian race will open both the Alba and Scotia Series, with three races setting the first markers of 2026. Entries are already building.

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February 11, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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dneedham68.bsky.social
Lammermuir Hills, East Lothian, Scotland.

#Photography
February 12, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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gaspurves.bsky.social
Roman altar stones from Inveresk, East Lothian, now restored.
#RomanBritain
Rare Roman altars acquired for the nation will go on display in the autumn | National Museums Scotland News
Two spectacular stone altars from a Roman fort near Edinburgh have been acquired for the National Collection ahead of a major exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland. The rare carvings are among...
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February 14, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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bennett23ross80.bsky.social
Unbelievable views of this Otter at Aberlady NR in East Lothian today. #Otter #EastLothian #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @scotwildlife.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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bennett23ross80.bsky.social
Absolute amazing views of the Otter at Aberlady NR in East Lothian today, we watched it caught quite a few we snacks in the pools.🦦 #Otter #Wildlife #Nature #Mammals #Ukwildlife @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @scotwildlife.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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seabirdcentre.bsky.social
The first gannets of 2026 have returned and have been spotted flying over the Bass Rock💙🥳

Join us this week in the Discovery Experience for a gannet trail, a brand new gannet talk, and our wild island watch (where we might even spot a gannet through our scopes👀)
February 16, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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ianebbage.bsky.social
A Sycamore on a wintry Winton Estate in #EastLothian #thicktrunktuesday
February 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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Aberlady Parish Church, East Lothian #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhitephoto #eastlothian #Aberlady
February 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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msashleydavies.bsky.social
Pretty brutal protest in my town.
February 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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spokes.org.uk
☹️ 🚲 stuck on #NorthBerwick 🚆

🙋 If using intermediate stations, beware! See below

#ScotRail @edi.bike @lothianloop.bsky.social @shona-mcintosh.bsky.social @colinbeattiemsp.bsky.social @sifrancis.bsky.social @garethdennis.uk @mrjasonrose.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @networkrailscot.bsky.social
Letter to MSP... Hello Colin A minor but annoying issue......I'm not sure if you can help with this but I've had no luck in getting a response from Scotrail. On the North Berwick to Edinburgh line, some of the stations have shorter platforms, so when a six carriage train in running the doors of the end coach don't open. You are asked to move up the train to alight. If you have a bike (or possibly a wide buggy etc.) you can't move that up the train. I had this problem when trying to get off at Musselburgh station for work. Ultimately, there was no option but to go into Edinburgh and wait on the next train back. This was confirmed by the guard. The guard also confirmed that there is an announcement made, when the 'longer' trains run, that these doors won't open but only at North Berwick and Waverley! So anyone getting on at another station is unaware. This could easily be improved by the announcement being issued at each station. And perhaps flagging up the issue to train staff so they could alert relevant travellers who hadn't /couldn't hear an announcement. I now know not to get on at that carriage (which was one marked for bikes) but am thinking of other travellers I'd appreciate if you could raise this with Scotrail or let me know the relevant person to contact. Thanks
February 12, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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ianebbage.bsky.social
The Propellor at Dunbar Harbour, commemorating Robert Wilson (1803-1882), the son of a local fishing family, who invented the "Revolving Scull", a form of screw propellor #allmetalmonday
February 16, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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ianebbage.bsky.social
A 17c turnpike/turret staircase in Mitchell's Close, one of the only two remaining in Haddington #EastLothian (Restored in 1960s) #windowsonwednesday #wallsonwednesday
February 11, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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fidrafineart.bsky.social
Land & Sea opens on Sat 14 Feb at 11am with refreshments and meet the artists between 2 & 5pm.

All work is available to view online now.

fidrafineart.co.uk/land-sea/

Ginny Elston
Blue shade at the Arabic Baths, Palma
Acrylic on Canvas
60x84cm

#ginnyelstonart #arabicbaths #Palma
February 10, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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ianebbage.bsky.social
Alder Trees with a mantle of ivy, by the River Tyne in Samuelston. The Alder is a favourite haunt of the #Siskin which takes its French name (Tarin des Aulnes) from the tree. #thicktrunktuesday
February 10, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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undisscot.bsky.social
The extremely elusive ruin of St Patrick’s Chapel, behind the shore north of Gullane in East Lothian. It was in use in the early 16th century but was subsequently inundated by sand until excavated in the early 20th century. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #EastLothian
The extremely elusive ruin of St Patrick’s Chapel. The image shows a shallow and highly overgrown dip in the ground which has traces of low stone walls forming a rectangle. The scene is in sunlight.
February 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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elfoodbank.bsky.social
A huge thank you to everyone who supported our collection at Musselburgh Athletic FC on Saturday.
You are amazing! Thanks to you we collected: 🍽️ 336.8 kg of food - that's 801 meals for local families 💷 £269.31 in cash donations.
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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nigeblog.bsky.social
I took part in the church recording project at Whitekirk Church last Friday. When we were encouraged to take ten minutes to contemplate and draw a feature of the church I chose the font and the window behind it which both feature the descending dove motif.
A drawing by me of the font and a detail of the stained glass window behind it at Whitekirk Church in East Lothian. The font and the window both feature the descending dove motif.
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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shona-mcintosh.bsky.social
Early morning trip to the pool gives a scenic sunrise bonus on the way home. My favourite park vista #Musselburgh #LewisvalePark
Path with colourful play equipment on either side and tall trees behind; sunrise colours in the sky between the branches
February 9, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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drummerfromfife.bsky.social
Well I'm not the romantic type, I'm too old for anything fancy, but when it comes to wedding venues, I got you covered: Eskmills in Musselburgh. My wife and I got married there. It was the first venue we checked out and it just ticked all the boxes for us...
February 8, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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thorntonloch.bsky.social
I have never seen so little sand on the beach, the tides have stripped everything away, down to bedrock in parts! #eastlothian
February 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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wolfmanramirez.bsky.social
Skateraw stormtossed
February 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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edinreporter.bsky.social
This was an attempted rescue at Seacliff Harbour on Saturday afternoon by the volunteer RNLI crew of the Sunijo. Everyone was safe afterwards Read more here theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/02/nort...
February 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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scotchurchestrust.bsky.social
Well, that's a wrap on an absolutely fabulous open day at Whitekirk St Mary's Church, in East Lothian.

This was the second day of heritage activities we organised with our colleagues at @socantscot.bsky.social, as part of our collaborative @churchheritage.bsky.social (ReACH) project.

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February 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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ianebbage.bsky.social
Dirleton Church in East Lothian was built in 1612 to replace the church in Gullane which was thought to be too exposed to sand blowing up from the beach. The pinnacles were added to the tower in 1836. #steeplesaturday
February 7, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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bobmarshall.co.uk
Having fun this evening on the tablet visualising St Mary’s Church, Whitekirk with a lime render.

#Procreate #iPad
#EastLothian
An elevation drawing of the south side of St Mary’s Church, Whitekirk, in East Lothian, Scotland, showing red sandstone walls, and a white lime washed tower and south transept gable. Drawing by Bob Marshall 2026. Created using the Procreate app for iPad.
February 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM