Pathhead, Midlothian

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Pathhead is a small village in Midlothian, Scotland, located around 4 miles east of Dalkeith, on the east bank of the River Tyne. The A68 road runs through the village.

To the north of the village is Preston Hall, an 18th century country house designed by William Adam for the Duchess of Gordon, and modified by Robert Mitchell, Prestonhall is the seat of Major Henry Callander, the 9th Laird. Nearby is Oxenfoord Castle, a 16th century tower house belonging to the Dalrymple Earl of Stair, which was extended in the Scottish baronial style by Robert Adam, and further modified by William Burn. To the south-west of Pathhead is Vogrie Country Park, centred on the 19th century Vogrie House, by architect Andrew Heiton.