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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TANTALLON CASTLE (Ruins of) | Tantallon Castle Tantallon Castle Tantallon Castle Tamtallan (in ruins) Tamtallan (in ruins) Tantallan Castle Tantallan-Castle Castle of Tamtallon Castle of Tantallon Castle of Tamtallan Tantallon Castle |
Mr Nelson John Burn Greenwood's Co [County] Map Forrests Co. [County] map 1799 Johnston's Co. [County] map Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] 1833 Fullarton's Gazetteer Chalmers Caledonia vol II [2] p. [page] 407 Buchanans Hist. [History] by Watkins Sinclair's Stat. Acct [Statistical Account] vol 5 p. [page] 443 Sir Walter Scott's "Marmion" |
003 | [Situation] About 1 1/2 Mile N.N.W. [North North West] from New Mains A noble and celebrated ruin on the coast of Haddingtonshire three miles east of North Berwick, and eight Miles North-west from Dunbar, It stands on a lofty and precipitous and projecting rock whose base is washed on three sides by the Sea. and on the west side, where alone it is accessible. it was defended by two ditches of extraordinary depth and very massively constructed towers The entrance was over a drawbridge immediately inside of which stood a strong stout Gateway, over it on a sculptured Shield, now much defaced, the emblem of the [Continued over page] |
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Parish of North Berwick
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 26 - Parishes of North Berwick and Whitekirk and Tyninghame, OS1/15/26
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of North Berwick, and Whitekirk and Tyninghame.
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.