Volume contents
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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| COLDINGHAM PARISH (Continued) | A considerable portion of the shore, particularly at Coldingham Sands and the Northfield is smooth and easy of access and though nowhere "unbosoming" a harbour, is rife with fishing boats But in the Neighbourhood of St Abbs Head the coast is rocky and dangerous, abounding with natural caves - once the retreat of smugglers which are inaccessible by land and cannot be approached by sea except at low water and in the calmest weather There are numerous remains of antiquity in various parts of the parish. On St Abb's Head are the remains of St Abb's Nunnery (P76 Bk. [Book] No 1) about a mile farther [west] east on the sea coast are the ruins of St Abb's Kirk (P. 62 Bk. [Book] No 1) St Earns Heugh are the remains of a British camp (see P.42 Bk [Book] No1) and still farther west on the Fast Castle Head are the ruins of Fast Castle (P.17 Bk [Book] No1) At Renton, (P.26 Bk [Book] 3) Houndwood, P.89 Bk [Book] No 2) East Reston (P.48. Bk [Book] No3)) were formerly fortalices belonging to Fast Castle of which no remains are traceable "They were all demolished, for their materials, during the enterprising improvements of the eighteenth century" About three miles from St Abb's Head is the village of Coldingham (P. 28 Bk [Book] No 2) in which once stood the Priory (see P. 27 Bk [Book] No2) Abridged from "Fullertons Gazetteer" "New Stat.[Statistical] Acct.[Account]" and "Caledonia" |
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A considerable portion of the shore, particularly at
Coldingham Sands and the Northfield is smooth and easy
of access and though nowhere "unbosoming" a harbour, is
rife with fishing boats But in the neighbourhood
of St Abbs Head the coast is rocky and dangerous, abound-
ing with natural caves - once the retreat of smugglers -
which are inaccessible by land and cannot be approached
by sea except at low water and in the calmest weather
There are numerous remains of antiquity in various parts
of the parish. On St Abb's Head are the remains of St Abb's
Nunnery (P76 Bk. No 1) about a mile farther [west] east on the
sea coast are the ruins of St Abb's Kirk (P. 62 Bk. No 1)
St Earns Heugh are the remains of a British camp (see
P.42 Bk No1) and still farther west on the Fast Castle Head
are the ruins of Fast Castle (P.17 Bk No1)
At Renton, (P.26 Bk 3) Houndwood, P.89 Bk No 2)
East Reston (P.48. Bk No3)) were formerly fortalices
belonging to Fast Castle of which no remains are
traceable "They were all demolished, for their materials,
during the enterprising improvements of the eighteenth
century"
About three miles from St Abb's Head is the village of
Coldingham (P. 28 Bk No 2) in which once stood the
Priory (see P. 27 Bk No2)
Abridges from "Fullertons Gazetteer"
"New Stat.[Statistical] Acct.[Account]" and "Caledonia"
Transcriber's notes
Following the reference to St Abb's Nunnery the word west (shown in [ ]) has been deleted and replaced (faintly) by east.
Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 9 - Parish of Coldingham, OS1/5/9
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Coldingham.
Ordnance Survey - Berwick 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 Berwick, which is in the south east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.