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	Musselburgh Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		By 1690 Musselburgh had a larger population than Leith, with a high proportion employed in the area's woollen mills and coal mines.
		A golf course had been established to the east of the town at least as early as 1672, and many claim it was the world's first proper golf course, with Mary Queen of Scots an early enthusiast in the 1560s.
		Modern Musselburgh was bypassed by the A1 as recently as 1987, taking it off the main road into Edinburgh for the first time in 1900 years.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /musselburgh/musselburgh (605 words)

	Musselburgh Links, The Old Golf Course - History
		The Old Links at Musselburgh was originally seven holes, with another added in 1838 and the full nine-holes came into play in 1870.
		To the right is the main traffic route onto which the Musselburgh golfers sliced their shots and played back to the links using the new brass-soled clubs.
		The four and a quarter inch diameter hole became standard during the 19th century, its seemingly random size was just that, it happened to be the width of the implement used to cut the holes at Musselburgh and in 1893 the R & A made the size mandatory.
	www.musselburgholdlinks.co.uk /history (254 words)

	East Lothian Council - Musselburgh
		Musselburgh in East Lothian, is situated at the mouth of the River Esk, running along side the eastern bank in a north east direction.
		Musselburgh Silver Arrow is the oldest sporting trophy in the world and has been competed for annually since 1677 by the Royal Company of Archers.
		Musselburgh was also the birthplace and residence of Dr Macbeth Moir, the Delta of Blackwood, Born 1798, died 1851.
	www.eastlothian.gov.uk /content/0,1094,662,00.html (769 words)

	MRFC - Welcome to the Musselburgh Rugby Football Club
		Musselburgh RFC now have a "Buy At" website.
		This site will raise funds for the club every time you buy something through this portal.
		Neil Clark scored Musselburgh's try which was converted by Greg Leitch.
	www.musselburghrfc.com (158 words)

	Early History of Golf - Royal Musselburgh Golf Club
		The Club resolve to present by subscription a new Creel and Skull to the best female golfer who plays in on the annual occasion on 1st Jan. next, old style, (12th Jan. new), to be intimated to the Fish Ladies by the Officer of the Club.
		Another claim to fame that the Royal Musselburgh have is to be the club who bought an automatic hole cutter in 1829, which subsequently became the standard hole in golf, though other clubs make similar contemporaneous claims.
		On 19th December 1876, HRH Duke of Connaught, Hon President of the Musselburgh club granted permission for it to use the term Royal.
	www.scottishgolfhistory.net /royal_musselburgh_golf_club.htm (896 words)

	MUSSELBURGH (surveyed in 1853) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Musselburgh lies on either side of the mouth of the River Esk, where it enters the Firth of Forth, directly to the east of Edinburgh.
		The town was a burgh of barony from 1315-28 and it became a burgh of regality in 1562.
		Musselburgh attempted to become a royal burgh in 1632, but this was stopped by Edinburgh burgesses because they wanted to control trade in the area.
	www.nls.uk /maps/townplans/background/musselburgh_1.html (667 words)

	Golf - CBS SportsLine.com
		In the late 19th Century, Musselburgh was a center of golf club and golf ball manufacturing and the local citizenry were very much aware of the commercial importance of having a local as the acknowledged champion of the game.
		It was not unusual for the overly enthusiastic, Musselburgh onlookers to crowd the course at the anticipated landing spot of tee shots and (perhaps accidentally) assist the ball of a favored player, move forward.
		Musselburgh remains a course that played an important, though barely remembered role in golf's early history.
	www.sportsline.com /golf/story/6429658 (875 words)

	Musselburgh Golf Club
		Campbell won all four matches but it was the huge crowd at Musselburgh which stole the headlines with the players driving down an avenue of spectators ten to twelve deep including top-hatted Edinburgh gentlemen shoulder to shoulder with grimy miners who had climbed from the bowels of the earth to watch the match.
		Musselburgh Racecourse and Grandstand © Digitalsport UK For many years Musselburgh Links were neglected by the Local Authority but the club members have worked tirelessly to bring the course back to the fine condition it is in today.
		The town of Musselburgh is situated on the A1 motorway, en-route from Edinburgh to North Berwick.
	www.north-berwick.co.uk /courses_musselburgh.asp (2669 words)

	Scottish Accommodation Index - Musselburgh Tourist Information, Attractions, Services and History
		Musselburgh is quite possibly the oldest town in Scotland.
		Musselburgh’s claim to longevity comes partly from its connections with the Romans.
		The battle is regarded as being the first ‘modern battle’ (involving coordination of the different branches of the armies including naval bombardment to assist land forces) fought in the British Isles and the last major battle between the Scottish and English states.
	www.scottishaccommodationindex.com /musselburghpics.htm (858 words)

	Scotsman.com Sport - Golf - Musselburgh's missing links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The aforementioned clubs were all, with the exception of Royal Musselburgh, who moved to Prestonpans in 1924, gone by the turn of the century.
		It comes from the brass plate that Musselburgh members used to place on the sole of their woods when playing from the road adjacent to the course.
		Musselburgh men, like their contemporaries from many of Scotland's working-class towns and villages, were also pioneers of the game across The Pond, in the United States.
	sport.scotsman.com /golf.cfm?id=576662006 (1490 words)

	Musselburgh East (East Lothian) 22 nd June 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The by-election in Musselburgh East was the first for an East Lothian ward since reorganisation in 1995 and gave the Scottish National party their first ever councillor in Musselburgh.
		Musselburgh, 'the Honest Toun' is in East Lothian, which used to be known as Haddingtonshire.
		Because of the latter change, the town of Musselburgh is part of the Lothians Regional constituency for the Scottish Parliament, while the rest of the county of East Lothian is, much to the confusion of local residents, not part of the Lothians, but of South of Scotland.
	www.alba.org.uk /localby/musselburgheast.html (2683 words)

	Scottish Racing - Horse Racing in Scotland - Scottish Racecourses
		Buses to Musselburgh, from the centre of Edinburgh, leave from Princes Street.
		One of the most recent courses to develop a jumping track, Musselburgh is one of two courses in Scotland that races both on the flat and over obstacles.
		East Lothian is famous for it's Golf Courses, not least the Old Musselburgh Links which is situated in the centre of the track.
	www.scottishracing.co.uk /musselburgh.html (543 words)

	OllieBray.com: Musselburgh
		Musselburgh Grammar school will be holding their first-ever ‘Diversity Days’ on Thursday 29th and Friday 30th March to promote understanding and celebrate the school’s diversity.
		Here at Musselburgh Grammar School we are celebrating the great value which such pupils bring to schools through their many cultural and linguistic experiences and enhance the pupils’ experiences of different ways of life.
		Now the problem we have in Musselburgh is that we are a school 1400 pupils and Islay is a school of just under 300.
	olliebray.typepad.com /olliebraycom/musselburgh/index.html (7794 words)

	Kirkcaldy Town Map - R P A Smith Street Plans
		Musselburgh is the most populous town in East Lothian (22,112 inhabitants in 2001), situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth immediately outwith the Edinburgh city boundaries.
		Present-day Prestonpans, a couple of miles east of Musselburgh, is really made up of two once-separate communities - Preston (or 'priest's town'), an inland village, and the burgh of Prestonpans, formerly a salt-panning town on the shores of the Firth of Forth.
		A short distance west of Prestonpans, on the coast road to Musselburgh, is the Prestongrange Museum, based on a former colliery and having a Cornish beam engine as its main feature.
	www.rpasmith.co.uk /musselburgh.htm (1031 words)

	Adventure Golf TV.com - Scotland Golf Guide: Musselburgh Old Golf Course
		Foreman's Inn at the fourth green is a Musselburgh institution.
		There was once a hatch to pass through refreshments to thirsty golfers, and today they still serve a fine pint of warmed ale.
		If traveling by car, Musselburgh is well signposted from the A1 and the A720 Edinburgh by-pass.
	www.pilotguides.com /tv_shows/adventure_golf/guides/scotland/musselburgh_old_golf_course.php (384 words)

	Musselburgh Hostels, Scotland Hostels, Online Booking, Reservations, Backpackers, Hostels, Accommodation, Musselburgh, ...
		European Explorer is proud to offer you a secure online booking environment for a select number of hostels in Musselburgh, Scotland.
		Arden House is a lovely Victorian Guest House with superb views overlooking the famous Musselburgh Old Course, and race courses.
		Breakfast is served in an impressive dining room and the menu is varied and substantial.
	www.europeanexplorer.com /scotland/hostels/musselburgh.htm (251 words)

	Musselburgh Cricket Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Musselburgh Cricket Club are one of East Lothian's oldest sports clubs.
		We are based at Lewisvale Park, situated in the Inveresk area of Musselburgh.
		Our major sponsor is Hair Design, based in Newbigging, Musselburgh.
	www.musselburghcc.co.uk /details.html (169 words)

	Musselburgh Information Online - Nightlife in and around Musselburgh, UK
		If you are looking for information on how to get around we have details of Train times and ticket bookings, Coach times and ticket bookings plus a list of UK Maps to help you find where you are going.
		If you have any news or information related to Musselburgh or would like an article to be published in Musselburgh Information Online, fill in a simple form or send it to us and we will do the rest.
		Musselburgh Information Online is an independent site and is not affiliated with, or officially sponsored by any local authority or tourist information centre based in Musselburgh.
	www.britinfo.net /fp-K-CHG.htm (266 words)

	Golf Nook Scotland review of Musselburgh Links Golf Club "Old Course," East Lothian, Scotland
		One who, in fact, will not relocate to a better location, insisting he's been where he is too long to change.
		Typical of links-type layouts, the test lies in the undulations of the fairways, the placing of bunkers, and the shape of the greens.
		When you leave the Musselburgh Links, go east back to the first roundabout, where the A199 and the B1348 meet.
	www.golfnook.com /MusselburghLinks.htm (1138 words)

	Welcome to Musselburgh Racecourse
		Our next race meeting is on Sunday 30th September 2007, doors open at 12 noon and the first race is at 2:25pm.
		Click here to buy your tickets for Musselburgh Racecourse.
		Click here to book now for all our 2007 and 2008 racemeetings.
	www.musselburgh-racecourse.co.uk (117 words)

	Musselburgh Links- The Old Golf Course - Sports Locations Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		Mary Queen of Scots is believed to have played here in 1567 although tangible evidence only dates back to 1672.
		It was the diameter of the cutting implement used at Musselburgh and the R&A deemed the size mandatory in 1893.
		The Brassie wood (a metal soled club) is believed to have been invented here to enable golfers to play off the road surface back to the course from the A1 running along one side.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /sports-locations/musselburgh-links-the-old-golf-course (283 words)

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