Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORTH BRAE | Forth Brae | George Affleck Bilsdean Thomas Cairns Bilsdean |
012 | A very steep bank covered with trees but which has some openings in the trees which commands an extensive view of Firth of Forth from which it takes its name |
| FRENCH CAMP [Dunglass] | French Camp | J. Hall. Esqr. Dunglass George Affleck Bilsdean Thomas Cairns Bilsdean |
012 | An extensive camp in good preservation situate on the Summit of Summerhouse hill within Dunglass Domain it is supposed to have been made by the French during the regency of Queen Mary but it partakes more of the nature of a redoubt than a camp at the N.W. [North West] and S.W. [South West] corners it is defended by Salient angles and there is an outer ditch round it all except on the South Side which is a very steep bank for 2 or 3 hundred feet down at the east side is a circular mound and it appears that a tent has been placed here there is a Summerhouse on the Summit of the redoubt but it is out of repair at present |
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List of Names collected by D. Mason 2nd Corpl. RS&M [Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners] -- Plan 12D Trace 3
Parish of Oldhamstocks
Received name -- Object
Forth Brae - Bank
French Camp - Camp
[Signed] D. Mason
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.