Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redhouse Castle | Redhouse Castle | Thomas Christison, Gosford; Andrew Anderson, Spittal |
004 | An old castle on the farm of Redhouse, it is a large building six storys high and completely roofless, the walls which are built of red sandstone are of considerable thickness and indented with embrasures. Its interior is one mass of broken walls and stairs and a portion of the East Side seems to have been removed. The date of its erection is unknown. The last proprietor of it named Hamilton lost it and his life for engageing in the Rebellion of 1745. On a stone over the door is the following inscription R M D MNIDOMINVS TRVSTRARD. It is at present the property of the Earl of Wemyss. |
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List of Names Collected by [T. Smith Civilian Assistant]
Plan 4D Trace 5
Parish of Aberlady
Object
Redhouse Castle - A Castle
[Signed] T. Smith A. Asst. [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.