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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COW STRAND | Cow Strand | George Blair Friardykes John Rankine Beltondod |
016 | A small Burn which which rises at the N E [North East] side of Friardykes Dod And And flows in a Southerly direction till it joins the Tay Burn, It forms for a part the boundary between Spott and Innerwick Phs. [Parishes] |
| FRIARDYKES | Friardykes | George Blair Farmer Friardykes John Rankine Farmer Beltondod |
016 | A farm house with offices Thrashing Machine and farm attached occupied by George Blair and property of J B Sydserff Esqre. It is said that a refractory Monk or Friar from the Monastery of Melrose was exiled to this place by the Superior, for disobedience etc and on his arrival the inhabitants of the adjoining Neighbourhood collected together and built a dyke around the the portion of land allotted to him from which circumstance It still retains the name Friardykes. No portion of the dyke now Remains |
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List of Names collected by John Early c,a [civilian assistant]
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Parish of Stenton
Friardykes
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 2 - Parishes of Whittingham, Stenton, Spott, Innerwick and Oldhamstocks, OS1/15/2
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Whittingham, Stenton, Spott, Innerwick, and Oldhamstocks.
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.