Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORSICKHILL PARK | CorsicKhill ParK CorsicKhill ParK CorsicKhill ParK CorsiKill ParK |
Mr James SKed James Sleigh, Hist: [History] of Dunbar Stat: Acct: [Statistical Account] |
012 | [Situation] About 1/4 mile north of Innerwick village. A small arable field on the farm of Crosshill, a short distance north of the village of InnerwicK. The given authorities Point out this ParK as being the place where Sir William Wallace encountered and defeated CospatricK eigth Earl of Dunbar, who had assembled nine hundred men. Wallaces followers amounted to about half that number, yet, so entire was CospatricK's discomfiture, that he he was forced to retreat to CocKburnsPath; while Wallace fell bacK on Dunbar. |
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52 - Corsickhill Park
[Note] A field near the village of InnerwicK, Known by the name of the CorsiKill ParK, is Pointed out as the scene of an encounter between CospatricK and Sir William Wallace.
Stat: Acct of Hadd: [Statistical Account of Haddington] page 243
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 50 - Parishes of Innerwick and Oldhamstocks, OS1/15/50
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Innerwick, and Oldhamstocks.
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.