Greenlaw is a small town located in the Scottish Borders province. Located on the foothills of Lammermoor . The city got its name from the nearest mountain - "green law".
| City | |
| Greenlo | |
|---|---|
| Greenlaw | |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Region | Scotland |
| Region | Scottish Borders |
| History and Geography | |
| Timezone | UTC0 , summer UTC + 1 |
| Population | |
| Population | 579 people ( 2001 ) |
History
Greenlo received the status of the county capital in 1596 and became the first city to receive such a status after the conquest of Berik by the British in 1482 . In 1661, Parliament passed a law according to which the county capital was transferred to Dans , but thanks to the efforts of Earl Marchmont and Baron Greenlaw in 1696, Greenlaw again became the capital. Around the same time, the present village of Grinlo emerged: before that, the settlement was about ten kilometers from Grinlo, in a place known as Old Grinlo.
Attempts to transfer the capital were again undertaken in 1739 , 1790 and 1810 , however, they were successful only in 1900 [1] .
During World War II , Polish troops were stationed in Greenlo.
Attractions
- The city hall was built in 1831 . Today, the building is poorly preserved and is almost never used [1] .
- Grinlo Church was built in 1242 and significantly rebuilt in the XVII-XVIII centuries.
- Marchmont House
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Official website of the Greenlo Town Hall Archive copy of April 2, 2010 on the Wayback Machine