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Musselburgh in Scotland

Tuesday, 6 January 2026 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien
Category/Kategorie: General, Sport Reading Time:  2 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post Musselburgh (Scots: Musselburrae; Scottish Gaelic: Baile nam Feusgan) is the largest settlement in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, five miles (eight kilometres) east of Edinburgh city centre. It had a population of 21,100 as of 2020.

The Musselburgh Silver Arrow is reputed to be the oldest sporting trophy in United Kingdom, and is competed for annually by the Royal Company of Archers. It dates back to at least 1603. Musselburgh is home to both Musselburgh Racecourse and Musselburgh Links golf course. The links, a former venue of golf‘s Open Championship, have recently been acknowledged as the oldest continuously played golf course in the world.

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.

Queen Margaret University relocated all its schools from Edinburgh to Musselburgh in 2007. Her Majesty The Queen officially opened the QMU campus in July 2008.

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