Lamington is a conservation village in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, roughly between Biggar and Lanark and sits astride the A702 trunk road.
It is reputed to be the home of Marion Braidfute, legendary wife of William Wallace.[1]
It has also been claimed that the village gave its name to the Lamington sponge cake popular in Australia.[2]
The feudal barony of Lamington was granted to William de Baillie, 2nd of Hoprig, in 1368, who was the son-in-law of Sir William Seton.[3][4] The caput of the barony was originally at Lamington Tower.
- ^ "Wallace's Wife Marion Braidfute Was Invented? – Clan Wallace Society". 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Between Ourselves". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 2 July 1980. p. 58. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ Groome, Francis H. A historical perspective, drawn from the Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh. 1882-1885. p.
- ^ Anderson, William (1862). The Scottish Nation: Or The Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland. p. 172.
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