Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKY BUSH | Bucky Bush | George Forrest Drem James Houston Prora |
005 | A Small Tract of flat arable ground enclosed in two fields, one on the farm of Murton and the other on the farm of Prora. a Trig [Trigonometrical] Station situated in the former one is called by Trig [Trigonometrical] party "Bucky Bush" The origin of the name is not locally known, |
| BOAR STONE | Boar Stone ancient |
George Forrest Drem James Houston Prora Stat. Act p. [Statistical Account page] 209 &c |
005 | A Standing Stone on the farm of Prora S to mark the Spot where a Wild Boar was killed about the 13th Century by a man of the name of Livingstone the Stone which is of freestone is about 6 feet high and about one foot square. There is no inscription or date on the Stone. Nor is there any tradition Concerning the date or expence of its erection Mr Reid farmer of Drem had this Stone dug up a few weeks ago to ascertain if anything was buirried under it. "Nothing was found" and the stone is to be replaced in its former upright position. |
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List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C Asst. [Civilian Assistant]
Plan 5.C. Trace 4
Parish of Athelstaneford
Object
Bucky Bush - A tract of Ground
Boar Stone Ancient - A Stone
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 31 - Parishes of Athelstaneford, Dirleton and Haddington, OS1/15/31
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Athelstaneford, Dirleton, and Haddington.
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.