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The Town Brig at Musselburgh, Midlothian

Musselburgh Musselburgh is a large coastal town in Midlothian, on the seaboard of the Firth of Forth, six miles east of Edinburgh city centre. The name Musselburgh is from the Old English language: mussel as in modern English refers to the shellfish, and indeed Musselburgh is famous for the mussel beds which grow in the Firth of Forth. After many years in which fishermen suffred from claims that the mussels were unsafe for consumption, a movement has been started to re-establish the mussel beds as a commercial venture. (Read more)