Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE SANDS | White Sands | G Rennie Oxwell Mains, Dunbar John White Broxmouth Dunbar |
007 | A Small Bay on the frith of Forth about 1 mile NE [North East] of Broxmouth A considerable quantity of Sea Weed is left here by the tide for which it is principally Valued the Name is derived from the Bay having a Sandy bottom of a Whitish color. |
| MILL STONE NEUK | Mill Stone Neuk | William Elliot Broxburn Dunbar John Eagle East Barns, Dunbar |
007 | A portion of Rocks between High and Low water and between the Vaults and White Sands. The name is Supposed to have originated by a coarse kind of Millstones having formerly been taken from the place |
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List of Names collected by Corpl [Corporal] William Rogers R S [Royal Sappers] & Miners
Plan 7C Trace 1
Parish of Dunbar
Object
White Sands - A Bay
Mill Stone Neuk - A tract of rocks
[Signed] William Rogers
Corpl [Corporal] R S & M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 35 - Parish of Dunbar, OS1/15/35
This volume contains place names information in the parish of Dunbar.
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.