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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KISTVAENS or STONE COFFINS [Nunrawbarns] | Kistvaens Kistvaens |
Robert Neillands, Garvald William R McGregor |
011 | Six Stone Coffins on the farm of Nunrawbarns And left partly uncovered by a Cutting on one Side of the public road leading from Garvald to Johns Cleugh. The Stone Coffins are formed by large undress'd flags of Stone placed on their edges And Cover'd on the top by other flag of stone. When this road was first made about 45 years ago these Coffins were first discovered and other ones which were removed by the Making of the road. Those that were opened and removed were found to contain fragments of human bones which on being exposed to the open air fell into dust. The Six above described are about 5 ft [feet] below the Surface of the ground but thoug left bare by the Cutting have never been opened |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Garvald & Bara -- Plan 11C Trace 3
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.