Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST BALDRED'S WELL (Closed) | St Baldred's Well St Baldred's Well St Baldred's Well Baldred's Well |
John Burn George Dale Mr. Nelson Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1845 |
003 | [Situation] About 1 1/4 Mile N W by N [North-West by North] from New Mains A spring well situated on the boundary between the parishes of Whitekirk and North Berwick, previous to the proprietors on each side had agreed to change the boundary, After Which the well was Covered. and pipes laid from it, to Convey Water to the farm houses of Castletown, and Auldhame and also to a newly formed Well, close to the eastside of the boundary in the Parish of Whitekirk The old well is carefully covered over. The occupier of the farm Shewed the spot where it exists. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 9
Parish of North Berwick
[Quote] "About half a mile South west from Tantallan Castle there
"is a plentiful Spring of water of peculiar excellence Substantially
"and Tastefully enclosed Called Baldred's well which has immemorially
"has supplied the inhabitants of Castleton and even of Auldhame.
" It is held in high modern estimation for its qualifications to
"make Tea" Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1839
[Note] Note St Baldred's Well (covered) to be written on plan and
as the new well is so near the old one. Well. only to
be written to the latter. And as St Baldred is known to
have lived in this district, the connection of this well
with St Baldred is evidint Therefore the former to
be written as an antiquity.
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.