Volume contents
- 1 - East Lothian , Index
- 3 - East Lothian , Ormiston
- 21 - East Lothian , Index
- 23 - East Lothian , Pencaitland
- 51 - East Lothian , Ormiston
- 65 - East Lothian , Pencaitland
- 75 - East Lothian , Names by Collector
- 77 - East Lothian , Pencaitland
- 81 - East Lothian , Names by Collector
- 85 - East Lothian , Pencaitland
- 87 - East Lothian , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEW TREE [Ormiston Hall] | Yew Tree Yew Tree Yew Tree |
William Potter Alexander Paxton George Paxton |
014 | [Situation] A little S. [South] of Ormiston Hall. A large yew tree supposed to be the largest of the Kind in Scotland. Its circumference at the ground when measured in 1824 was found to be 12 feet 8 inches and at 3 feet above the ground the circumference is 17 feet, its height 29 feet, and the surface of the ground covered by it is 59 feet in diameter. It is still in good vigour, and grows something less than an inch every year". |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 16
Parish of Ormiston
Form 136 Page
57 Yew Tree
In the garden belonging to the mansion house
of Ormiston Hall flourished a remarkable
yew-tree, under which George Wishart the reformer
& martyr, is said to have occasionally preached.
The tree is probably upward of 3 1/2 centuries in
growth, having been considered old in 1561. It
measured 18 feet in girth, 38 feet in height, and
18 feet in circumference of its branches, or
the area which they overlie." Fullerton's Gazetteer, Vol [Volume] 2, page 473.
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 52 - Parishes of Ormiston and Pencaitland, OS1/15/52
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Ormiston, and Pencaitland.
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.