Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARMELITE MONASTERY [Dunbar] | Monastery (site of) Monastery (site of) |
Dr [Doctor] Kelly Revd [Reverend] T. Burnet |
006 | [Situation] A little N, [North] West of the Free Church This Monastery formerly belonged to the Carmelite or White Friars and was founded by Patrick Seventh Earl of Dunbar in the year 1263, not a vestige remains to mark the spot where the Monastery stood. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 76
Parish of Dunbar
In 1263. the seventh Earl founded here a monastery of
Carmelites or White friars but no vestiges of it now remain.
Some Roman medals inscribed Iudea Captiva were founded
on digging the site of the reservoir hence it was supposed to
have been formerly the site of the Carmelite friary." -- Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Haddington Page 79
"In 1263 Patrick Earl of Dunbar founded a house for Carmelites or White Friars at Dunbar
But it appears not what favourite has gratified with his property instead of the heirs of the
[founder." -- Chalmers Caledonia vol [volume] 2 page 58
[Note] -- The site of this monastery cannot now be exactly
ascertained, but is generally supposed to be the spot
where the Free Masons' Lodge and reservoir stands -
Note. The supply Reservoir and the masons Lodge to be written on plan in connection with the above object
thus - Supply Reservoir
(water works)
Freemasons' Lodge
on the supposed site of
Carmelite monastery
(1263)
See pages 34 & 90
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.