In the mid 20th century mining had mostly disappeared from the area, however, open-cast coal extraction continued at Blindwells up to the 1970s. The Great North Road between Edinburgh and London once passed through the parish, as does the railway lines to North Berwick and the south. In the 20th Century Longniddry and Macmerry expanded and overtook Gladsmuir village in size and importance. Butterdean wood Butterdean Wood is a mixed woodland of conifers and broad-leafed trees to the north of Gladsmuir which is owned by the Woodland Trust. It has a car park and two way-marked trails and contains a number of wildlife themed sculptures. Photo gallery References External links Gladsmuir - The Fourth Statistical Account of East Lothian GEN UKI - Gladsmuir FamilySearch - Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland Published as Poetical Sketches. Third Series - Sketch the Second in The Literary Gazette, 1822. Villages in East Lothian