Volume contents
- 1 - East Lothian , Index
- 3 - East Lothian , Dirleton
- 33 - East Lothian , Index
- 35 - East Lothian , North Berwick
- 56A - East Lothian , Extract
- 57 - East Lothian , North Berwick
- 71 - East Lothian , Dirleton
- 75 - East Lothian , Names by Collector
- 77 - East Lothian , Dirleton
- 81 - East Lothian , Names by Collector
- 83 - East Lothian , North Berwick
- 99 - East Lothian , Dirleton
- 103 - East Lothian , North Berwick
- 105 - East Lothian , Names by Collector
- 107 - East Lothian , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIPER'S HOLE | Piper's Hole Piper's Hole |
Mr Pringle Archerfield Mr Oliver Dirleton |
002 | [Situation] In the village of Dirleton adjoining Castle Mains A hole about four feet square and of solid masonry work on the east Side wall of a ground floor in one of the apartments of Dirleton Castle, the apartment from which it leads is about 30 ft [feet] long by about 15 feet wide and about 4 feet high in the Side wall. the hole leads down to an other apartment under it of the Same dimmensions. this apartment and the hole or passage leading to it is quite dark And nothing Can be Seen in it without artificial light, from this last Named apartment the passage is Supposed to lead under ground to the "Craigs Plantation" - At Some remote but unknown period a Piper in attempting to make his way through this Supposed passage playing his [pipes] that he might be heard by parties on the out Side - was lost at the place[which is Marked by the Standing Stone - Called the "Cross" hence the reason why it is commonly called the "Piper's Stone" |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Dirleton -- Plan 2C -- Trace 1
Transcriber's notes
Words lost in fold of page.
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 25 - Parishes of North Berwick and Dirleton, OS1/15/25
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of North Berwick, and 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.