Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOTHER STONE | Bother Stone Bother Stone |
Mr John Dodd Stonypath Mr Young Johnscleugh |
016 | [situation] At the SE [South East] side of Clent Law A rough uncut Standing Stone on the farm of Stonypath it is of a conical shape and stands two feet high. Stone erected to marK the meeting spot where a Millar used to meet his distant Customers with bags of ground meal and flour, and receive any that was brought to him to be ground the difficult or bother of Settling the various prices to be paid to him gave rise to the name Bother Stone. There is no local Knowledge of when these transactions were in practice or how long they continued but by then the spot became famous. And the Stone is well known by the given name. |
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Parish of Whttingham -- Plan 16.A Trace
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Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 1 - Parishes of Garvald and Bara, Whittingham and Stenton, OS1/15/1
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Garvald and Bara, Whittingham, and Stenton
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of East Lothian, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.