Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILSTON | Gilston Gilston Gilston Gilston |
John Balfour Rent Receipts Andrew Stoddart William Paterson |
022 | A farm house with offices including a thrashing machine having a farm attached. Occupied by John Balfour, the property of Robert Brown Esqr. of Mussleburgh |
| GILSTON PEEL (Remains of) | Gilston Peel Gilston Peel Gilston Peel Gilston Peel Gilston Tower (Ruins of) Gilston Peel Gilston Peel |
John Balfour Andrew Stoddart William Paterson John Henderson Johnstons Co. [County] Map Mr. Anderson Soutra Mains Mr. Jones Gilston |
022 | A cottage a little North of the farm house of Gilston Occupied by Agricultural labourers It is said to be very old, and that James VI [Sixth] had passed a night in it. It is now modernized. |
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Parish of Fala & Soutra
[For Gilston the form 136 page number is given as] 18 [and the Situation as] About 1/2 mile E. by S. [East by South] from Brotherstone Hill
[For Gilston Peel the form 136 page number is given as] 18 [and the Situation as] About 5/8 of a mile E [East] from Brotherstone Hill
[Note] This place appears to have been originally a Small peel house and for some years a ruin and was of late years fitted up as a dwelling house it is just now unoccupied but yet in an inhabitable state.
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 14 - Parish of Fala and Soutra, OS1/15/14
This volume contains place names information in the parish of Fala and Soutra.
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.