Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of the BATTLE OF DUNBAR (1650) | Site of Battle | Revd [Reverend] John Jaffray Dunbar George Purves Farmer Little Pinkerton |
007 | The site of a battle fought between the english and Scots on 3rd Sept [September] 1650. On the night previous to the battle General Leslie was encamped on Doon Hill, with the Scots army, & on the same night the english army under Cromwell drew up by the side of the Rivulet near Brands Mill. On the morning of 3rd the Scots decended from Doon Hill and were met by the english and defeated with great slaughter a short distance south from Brands Mill. The Revd [Reverend] John Jaffray Ph [Parish] Minister says this Battle should be called the Battle of Doonhill but he also states that it is often called the Battle of Dunbar. |
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List of Names collected byRobert Miller c/a [civilian assistant]
Plan 7C Trace3
Parish of Dunbar
[Signed] James Carpenter C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
15th Augt [August] 1853
Mames. Cap [Captain]. R.E. [Royal Engineers]
16 Augt [August] 1853
Robert Miller
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.