Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE AISLE | The Aisle The Aisle The Aisle The Aisle The Aisle |
Revd. [Reverend] George Weir Mr. John Henderson Mr. D. Broomfield Mr. W. Paterson Chamber's Gazetteer |
018 | A Small Building of 30 links Square on Soutra Hill used as a burial place by the Maitlands of Po[gbie] over the Entrance is the date 1686. It is said to be an Aisle of the Church belonging to "the Hospital of a Religious Institution founded by Malcolm IV [4] in the year 1164 at which wayfarers from the North to Melrose were sheltered & fed & Sick people Carefully tended" by Cham[bers] in his Gazetteer which is Confirmed by residents in the neighbourhood, attached to the Aisle is still visible the grave[yard] and in the field in which it stands, and which is ploughed up - are observed various undulations which is said to be the site of the Village & Hospital of Soutra. passing the Aisle is to be seen The Girthgate the ancient R[oad] used by the Pilgrims & others. |
| TRINITY WELL | Trinity Well Trinity Well |
Mr. John Henderson Mr. William Paterson |
018 | A well on Soutra Hill at the South side of The Aisle, Said to have been Connected with the Hospital & Church. On Johnston's Co. [County] map, this name is written to a well on the face of the Hill which is not Trinity well |
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Plan 18 D Parish of Fala, District of Soutra
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 9 - Parishes of Fala and Soutra and Humbie, OS1/15/9
This volume contains place names information in the parishes of Fala and Soutra, and Humbie.
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.