Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIARDYKES | Friardykes Friardykes Friardykes |
George Blair John Rankine Johnston's Co. [County] Map |
016 | [Situation] About 1/2 Mile East from Belton Dod A farm house with offices (including a thrashing machine) having a farm attached. The property of L. B. Sydserf Esqr. It is said that a refractory Monk or Friar from the Monastery of Melrose was exiled to this place by the superior for disobedience and a wall or dyke had been built to enclose the portion of land which was allowed him. hence the name Friardykes. No trace of the dyke is now to be seen, |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Stenton Detached
[Note] -- "There was a religious house at Friardykes in the parish of
Stenton to which the refractory priests from Melrose were occasionally banished
and betwixt the inhabitants of that place and Papple House there was
a frequent intercourse," -- Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Haddingtonshire 1841 page 66
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.