Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK CASTLE (Fort) | BlacK Castle | James Howden Danskine John Clapperton Newlands |
015 | A large Camp nearly of a circular form on the farm of Newlands and surrounded be [by] a deep ditch having apparently two entrances, one on the East And the other on the West side it stands at the East end of a small strip of Plantation Composed of Fir trees. The interior of the Camp is planted with Fir and forest trees and were planted years previous to the other |
| GREEN CASTLE (Fort) | Green Castle | James Howden Danskine John Clapperton Farmer Newlands |
015 | A large encampment of an irregular form a short distance South of the Black Castle And also situated on the farm of Newlands it is also Surrounded by a deep ditch and has one entrance on its West side. this and the Green Castle are called Tumuli by some Statistical information but their construction and appearance decidedly denote them to be encampments. They are called Roman Camps by the inhabitants |
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List of Names collected by John Early CA [Civilian Assistant]
Plan 15D Trace2
Garvald Parish
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 21 - Parishes of Garvald and Bara, Whittingham and Yester, OS1/15/21
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Garvald and Bara, Whittingham, and Yester.
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.