Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATTERY 1781 (disused) | Dunbar Battery Dunbar Battery Dunbar Battery |
Revd [Reverend] T. Burnet David Burns History of Dunbar |
006 | [Situation] Between the Victoria Harbour & Broad Haven This Fort was erected in 1781 to protect the town from sudden invasion but more particularly to protect it from Privateers; the battery mounted 16 guns of different calibre, the largest two were 18 Pounders. The Fort was dismantled and the guns removed to Edinburgh at the conclusion of the Peninsular War. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 58
Parish of Dunbar
[Note Battery] -- Battery only to be written
Dunbar being unnecessary.
[Note Basaltie Rocks, scored out] -- Cancelled
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 34 - Parishes of Whitekirk and Tyninghame, Dunbar and Spott, OS1/15/34
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Whitekirk and Tyninghame, Dunbar, and Spott.
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.