Lothian

Lothian, the whole territory anciently between the Tweed and the Firth of Forth, which, from 547 a portion of Bernicia or Northumbria, was not finally annexed to Scotland till 1018. The name is now restricted to Haddington, Edinburgh, and Linlithgow shires, which are called respectively East, Mid, and West Lothian. From it the Kers (q.v.) take the titles of Earl and Marquis of Lothian. See SCOTLAND AND BORDERS.