Lamington, South Lanarkshire

Lamington is a conservation village in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, roughly between Biggar and Lanark and sits astride the A702 trunk road.

The disused railway station

It is reputed to be the home of Marion Braidfute, legendary wife of William Wallace.

It has also been claimed that the village gave its name to the Lamington sponge cake popular in Australia.[1]

Lamington features in The Scottish Chiefs.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Between Ourselves". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 2 July 1980. p. 58. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  2. Porter, Jane (1921). The Scottish Chiefs. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 262-271. ISBN 9780684193403.


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