Loanhead is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, in a commuter belt to the south of Edinburgh, and close to Roslin, Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith.

The limestone industry was a source of employment by the late eighteenth century, the works being at Burdiehouse, about a mile to the northwest.

Shale was mined between Loanhead and Burdiehouse in the late nineteenth century, from 1880 under the Clippens Oil Company of Paisley.

[2] The North British Railway built a steel lattice girder box viaduct across Bilston Glen in 1892, replacing another which had been designed by Thomas Bouch.

Proposals have been made for Straiton to be further developed with new facilities including an 8,000 capacity events arena serving Edinburgh.

This increasingly popular event attracts a wide range of mainly acoustic musicians to the town each June, and features around eight venues.

The main event is held on the fourth Saturday of June where the local primary children (aged 10 - 11) put on a performance at Fountain Green near Loanhead's high street.

The Queen and Herald attend local events and perform some public duties during their twelve months of service including turning on the town's Christmas lights.

The Loanhead Miners Club continues to be a major social and community hub for the town, and wide variety of events are run from there.

Loanhead Guitar Club meets on Wednesday evenings to provide informal tuition and practice opportunities for over 18's.

A local Palladian mansion, Mavisbank House, built in 1723 but derelict for many years, featured on the BBC television series Restoration in 2004.

In the 1960s, several exchange visits between the two towns took place, but the twinning formally ceased as a consequence of Dalum being absorbed by the much larger Odense.