East Linton is a village about 20 miles east of Edinburgh, population 2,000. For several decades, trains from Edinburgh headed toward England bypassed East Linton, because the station had been closed. A new train station opened in December 2023, and East Linton is very much on the map again.
East Linton is my home base for this visit to Scotland. I easily got in my 10,000 steps yesterday with a walk out into the rural areas surrounding Linton, even though a storm, Bert, had brought wind and snow. After all, when you visit Scotland, the weather is a part of what you come for.
The old stone construction in the photo is a dovecot (the Scottish call them “doocots”). They were for raising doves. To have a dovecot was a status symbol. The breakfast photo is at the Linton Hotel.
Tomorrow: Edinburgh.
Hope you have a great trip David, East Linton is looking nice in the snow. Next week should be more sunny 🙂