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'''Falahill''' is a village in the [[Moorfoot Hills]], in the south of [[Midlothian]] (and within the Parish of [[Heriot]]).
'''Falahill''' is a village in the [[Moorfoot Hills]], in the south of [[Midlothian]] (and within the Parish of [[Heriot]]).


Nearby are [[Gilston]], the [[Heriot Water]], [[Oxton, Berwickshire]], [[Soutra Hill]], and [[Torquhan]].
Nearby are [[Gilston, East Lothian]]; the [[Heriot Water]]; [[Oxton, Berwickshire]]; [[Soutra Hill]]; and [[Torquhan]].


==Miscellany==
==Miscellany==

Latest revision as of 22:42, 19 October 2019

Falahill
Midlothian

Fala Hill
Location
Grid reference: NT387563
Location: 55°47’46"N, 2°58’44"W
Data
Local Government
Council: Scottish Borders

Falahill is a village in the Moorfoot Hills, in the south of Midlothian (and within the Parish of Heriot).

Nearby are Gilston, East Lothian; the Heriot Water; Oxton, Berwickshire; Soutra Hill; and Torquhan.

Miscellany

The American President Franklin D Roosevelt named his dog ‘Murray the Outlaw of Falahill’ after an ancestor from this village. The dog was usually named ‘Fala’.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Falahill)