Volume contents
- 1 - East Lothian , Index
- 3 - East Lothian , Whittingham
- 27 - East Lothian , Index
- 29 - East Lothian , Garvald and Bara
- 39A - East Lothian , Extract
- 41 - East Lothian , Garvald and Bara
- 45 - East Lothian , Index
- 47 - East Lothian , Stenton
- 55 - East Lothian , Index
- 57 - East Lothian , Spott
- 59 - East Lothian , Names by Collector
- 89 - East Lothian , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUNRAW formerly a Convent | Nunraw Nunraw Nunraw Nunraw Nunraw |
Thomas Balfour Mr Nellans Mr Anderson Forrest's Co [County] Map Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1841 |
011 | [Situation] About 1/2 a mile E [east] by South from Garvald. A large mansion house on the west side of Thorter Burn. Some centuries ago it was a nunnery belonging to the Priory of Haddington, but now [modernised] and still exhibits evident mar [marks] of great antiquity. It is the property and residence of Mr. Hay. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 38
Parish of Garvald & Bara
[Page] 76- Nunraw
"The house of Nunraw Some centuries ago was a Nunnery belonging
"to the priory of Haddington and though modernised Still exhibits evident
" marks of great antiquity" Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Haddington 1841 page 96.
"The house of Nunraw Some centuries ago was a nunnery belonging
"to the priory of Haddington and though modernised still exhibits evident
"marks of great antiquity" Sinclairs Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] vol. [volume] 13 page 359.
"Nunraw on the eastern verge of the northern division was anciently as the name imports a nunnery
"and though modernised into the form of a mansion bears traces of its original character" Fullarton's Gazetteer
"The Church of Garvald with its pertinents and a carucate of land convenient were granted to the Cistertian
"nuns which the Countess Ada Settled near Haddington during the reign of Malcolm IV . They established a grange near the
" church & formed a village which thus obtained the name of Nunraw They also acquired the lands of Slade and Snowdown forming together
" almost the whole parish" Chalmers Caledonia vol. [volume] 2 p. [page] 536.
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 47 - Parishes of Whittingham, Garvald and Bara, Stenton and Spott, OS1/15/47
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Whittingham, Garvald and Bara, Stenton, 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.