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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRON (Site of) [North Berwick] | Tron Tron Tron tron |
Mr W Walker (Councillor) Shore Street Mr James McDonald Innkeeper Mr J Dissington Quality Street Burgh Charter granted by James VI date 18 Sept. [September] 1568 |
002 | [Situation] In Nth. [North] Berwick at Junction of High Street and Quality Street A large solid flag of whinstone Situated at the Junction of High Street, and Quality Street. in the town of North Berwick, It is 5 links Square and is about 5 inches above the surrounding Surface, in its centre is a Square hole of about ten inches in which formerly Stood an upright post of wood which supported a beam, for weighing Leather, wool, Skins, or other Merchandise brought to Market for Sale. It was erected by the "Burgh Magistrates" at some early but now unknown period And the only remains of it is the flag above described - it is mentioned in the present Charter of the Burgh Dated 18th September 1568, but as this charter only confirms the privileges of a former one it is unknown how long it may have existed before |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of North Berwick -- Plan 26 -- Trace No. 2
[Note] -- Not written on Plan for want of space
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.