Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELDBOTLE | Ellbattle Ell Battle Ellbottle Eldbotle Elbottle Elbotle |
Forrests & Johnstons Co. [County] Map Mr. William Wyllie Factor Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] Hadd [Haddington] Chamber's Gazetteer Acct. [Account] of the parish 1627 Chalmers Caledonia |
001 | [Situation] About ¾ Mile North from Collegehead A small rising feature of the surface said to be the site of some old dwelling or dwellings The stat [Statistical] account of the Parish of Dirleton states, that there was a cell founded here, by David I, for the Cistertian nuns, There is a tradition in the neighbourhood of a Castle having stood in the adjoining H [Hill] Commonly known as Ellbottle Wood, but whether this was actually a Castle or the cell, referred to in the sta [Statistical] account, remains a mystery, as I could not obtain the least informa [information] respecting the site of either, |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 10
Parish of Dirleton
Page in F [Form] 136
35 -- Eldbottle
[Note] -- This mode of spelling
seems to be the best. There
is much diversity of opinion
regarding this name; indeed
no fixed orthography. The
adopted spelling is the nearest
to the original.
"At Elbottle a name now given to a plantation north of Archerfield
And which is the abbreviation of the Saxon word Eldbotel signifying the
old dwelling,) there was a convent of Cistertian Nuns, a cell of the great
establishment of those nuns, founded by David I at Berwick-upon-
Tweed. There was, it is said, another cell of the same establishment
at Golyn, near the Church, probably, however, identified with
Elbottle". -- Stat: Acct: [Statistical Account] of Scotland (Hadd:) [Haddington] Page 211
Transcriber's notes
Words lost in fold of page.
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 23 - Parish of Dirleton, OS1/15/23
This volume contains place names information in the parish of Dirleton.
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.