Lamington, South Lanarkshire Explained

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]

Popular culture

Lamington features in the 1810 novel The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter.^[3]

See also

• Baron Lamington

External links

• article on the village

55.5628°N -3.6183°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wallace’s Wife Marion Braidfute Was Invented? – Clan Wallace Society. 2 March 2022.
2. News: Between Ourselves. . The Australian Women's Weekly. 2 July 1980 . 9 April 2011 . 58 . National Library of Australia.
3. Book: Porter . Jane . The Scottish Chiefs . 1921 . Charles Scribner's Sons . New York . 9780684193403 . 262–271.