Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNGLASS on the Site of DUNGLASS CASTLE | Dunglass Dunglass Dunglass Dunglass Dunglass |
James Hall Esqr. George Affleck Thomas Cairns Johnston's Co. [County] Map Fullarton's Gazetteer |
012 | [Continued from page 25] Dunglas Continued. to lodge James VI and his whole retinue when on his journey to London; and, on his return, in 1617 he was welcomed by the 'Muses Dunglasides. In 1640 the Earl of Haddington, and several of the neighbouring gentlemen who had joined the Covenanters, took possession of Dunglas Castle, for the purpose of watching the garison of Berwich. His lordship, having received a letter from General Leslie was standing in the court-yard reading it to [his] Company, when the powder-magazine blew up, and [one] of the sidewalls in its fall overwhelmed his lordship and his auditors, who all perished in the ruins." Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland P [Page] 395 |
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Parish of Oldhamstocks
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 16 - Parishes of Oldhamstocks and Innerwick, OS1/15/16
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Oldhamstocks, and Innerwick.
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.