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The name Musselburgh is Old English in origin, with mussel referring to the shellfish. The burgh element appears to derive from burh, in the same way as Edinburgh, before the introduction of formal burghs by David I. Its earliest Anglic name was Eskmuthe (Eskmouth) for its location at the mouth of the River Esk.
Musselburgh ist die größte Gemeinde in East Lothian in Schottland. Sie liegt am Firth of Forth zehn Kilometer östlich vom Stadtzentrum Edinburghs. Sie gilt als eine der ältesten Gemeinden von Schottland. 1547 erlitt die schottische Armee nahe Musselburgh in der Schlacht bei Pinkie Cleugh eine verheerende Niederlage.
Musselburgh is a historic market town known as 'The Honest Toun' and famed for golf and its racecourse. Musselburgh was first settled by the Romans in the years following their invasion of Scotland in AD80. They built a fort a little inland from the mouth of the River Esk and bridged the river here. In doing so they established the line of the ...
Musselburgh is said to derive its name from a mussel bank near the mouth of the Esk, having been previously called Eskmouth; it was partly destroyed by the English in 1544, and again in 1548; and it was the headquarters of Cromwell's army for nearly two months in 1650.
Musselburgh lies just five miles east of Edinburgh and is a strong contender for the title of Scotland's oldest town. It was first settled by the Romans in the years following their invasion of Scotland in AD80.
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.
Musselburgh's history dates from the time of the Roman invasion of Scotland in 80AD. The Romans built a fort here and the bridge which they constructed across the River Esk lasted for many centuries before it was rebuilt, on the original Roman foundations, in the 13th century.
