Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIEVES' DIKE | Thieves Dyke Thieves Dyke Thieves Dyke |
Mr J. White Niel Cunningham James Sterling |
010 | [Situation] About 1 1/4 miles North of Haddington This name applies to a Stone wall running along the South Side of the Garleton Hills and immediately south of the Yellow Craigs. The Old Military road passed along this place - it being a retired place & travellers being often robbed, hence the name. |
| BARNEY HILL | Barney Hill Barney Hill |
Neil Cunningham Mr J. White |
010 | [Situation] About 1 1/4 Mile North from Haddington A small eminence near the centre of the Garlton Hills and on the farm of Barney Mains hence the name, |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 12
Parish of Haddington
[Form 136 page]
77 - Thieves Dike
79 - Barney Hill
[Note] -- Dike, A wall etc. -- Jamieson
[Note] -- Military Road? OMO [Ordnance Mapping Office]
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 41 - Parishes of Haddington, Athelstaneford and Prestonkirk, OS1/15/41
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Haddington, Athelstaneford, and Prestonkirk.
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.