Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEFFER MOUTH | Peffer Mouth | Henry McKay Aberlady James Cowan Schoolmaster Aberlady Thomas Christinson Gosford |
004 | This name applies to where the Peffer Burn joins the Firth of Forth about 1 1/2 miles north of Aberlady Village |
| GOSFORD BAY | Gosford Bay | Henry McKay Aberlady James Cowan Schoolmaster Aberlady Thomas Christinson Gosford |
004 | A considerable sized bay stretching from Fernyness to where the Peffer Burn joins the Firth of Forth |
| MAUSOLEUM [Gosford House] | Mausoleum | Henry McKay Aberlady James Cowan Schoolmaster Aberlady Thomas Christinson Gosford |
004 | This building was erected by the late Earl of Wemyss for to serve as the Burying place of the family but the late Earl is the only one that has been laid there as yet. |
Continued entries/extra info
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List of Names collected by D Mason 2nd Corpl RS&M [Corporal Royal Sappers and Miners]
Plan - Trace 4D 1
Parish - Aberlady
Object
Gosford Bay - Bay
Mausoleum - Tomb
[signed]
James Carpenter C. Asst [Civilian Assistant]
H James Cap R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers]
14 June 1853
D. Mason.
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.