Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOSFORD SANDS | Gosford Sands | Thomas Cristison Gosford Mr Lambe Aberlady Mains |
004 | A large Tract of sands on the foreshore off Gosford house. Its Surface is flat and along the margin bordering on the high water marK it is studed with rocks and bolders, |
| GREEN CRAIG | Green Craig | Thomas Christison Gosford Mr Lambe Aberlady Lodge |
004 | A small Island of nearly a triangular shape and situated within the Firth of Forth, about Six chains off the high water marK its surface which consists of RP [Rough Pasture] is covered over by every high or spring tide, and its margin is bounded by flat and broKen rocKs and bolders. On it is a Trigl [Trigonometrical] Station called by the Trigl [Trigonometrical] Party "Greencraig". It forms a part of the farm of "Craigylaw" the property of the Earl of Wemyss. |
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List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C. Asst. [Civilian Assistant]
Plan - Trace 4D 1
Parish - Aberlady
Object
Gosford Sands - A Tract of sands
Green Craig - An Island
[signed] Thomas Smith C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 28 - Parishes of Aberlady, Haddington and Gladsmuir, OS1/15/28
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Aberlady, Haddington, and Gladsmuir.
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.