Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARKLE [Old] | Old Markle Old Markle Old Markle |
Sir. D. Kinloch George McArthur John Brown |
005 | [Situation] About 1 Mile E. S. E. [East South East] from Crauchie Two ancient ruins on the south side of the North British Railway, and about one mile west from the Village of Linton, the largest one, considered to have been a monastery, and the other one a Chapel, but the inhabitants of the vicinity cannot give the least information respecting their date of erection or to whom they were dedicated, notwithstanding Fullerton in his Gazetteer has the following remarks on them, "On the farm of MarKle stand the ruins of an ancient Monastery. Considerable in extent, but was refined in Architecture, of whose history little is Known. The lands belonging to this [Continued] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 25 -- Parish of PrestonKirk
[Note] As the Character of
the writing points out the age
of this building, old is written.
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 32 - Parishes of Athelstaneford, Prestonkirk and Whitekirk and Tyninghame, OS1/15/32
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Athelstaneford, Prestonkirk, 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.