Corporal Arthur Neil Simpson, 22, of the King's Regiment (Liverpool) was killed in action on the 16th of June 1915 most likely as part of the 1/10th Battalion at Bellewaarde.

Private William Robert Watson of the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) died from wounds received in action on the 30th of July 1916 possibly in the aftermath of the Battle of Delville Wood.

[6] In 2010 the village was in the news due to a police raid on a property which housed one of the largest cannabis farms discovered in the Lothians.

[8] Midlothian Council's response cited the existing allocation of housing being sufficient to meet requirements, the relatively poor public transport provision, lack of facilities, poor access to schools, the demarcation of the proposed site as being prime agricultural land and the negative impact such a development would have on the landscape.

During westerly operations at Edinburgh Airport the village is below the flightpath for arrivals from the south,[14] though aircraft are at an altitude of over 4,000 ft so have limited noise impact on residents.