Gladsmuir — GLADSMUIR, a parish, in the county of Haddington, 3½ miles (E. by N.) from Tranent; containing, with the villages of Samuelston, Long Niddry, and Penston, 1699 inhabitants. This place, which was anciently a wide uncultivated moor, is supposed… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
List of Statutory Instruments of Scotland, 2001 — This is an incomplete list of Scottish Statutory Instruments in 2001.1 100* Cattle (Identification of Older Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 S.S.I. 2001/1 * Advice and Assistance (Assistance by Way of Representation) (Scotland) Amendment… … Wikipedia
Prestonpans — PRESTONPANS, a parish, in the county of Haddington; containing, with the villages of Cuthill, Dolphingstone, and Preston, and part of the late quoad sacra parish of Cockenzie, 2234 inhabitants, of whom 1659 are in the town of Prestonpans, 8… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
East Lothian — For other uses, see East Lothian (disambiguation). Haddingtonshire redirects here. See also Haddingtonshire (UK Parliament constituency). East Lothian Aest Lowden Lodainn an Ear Location … Wikipedia
Battle of Prestonpans — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Prestonpans caption=Jacobite forces at the Battle of Prestonpans partof=Jacobite rising date=21 September 1745 place=Prestonpans (near Edinburgh), Scotland result=Jacobite Victory combatant1=… … Wikipedia
William Hamilton (Jacobite poet) — William Hamilton (1704 Ecclesmachan, West Lothian, Scotland 1754 Lyon, France) was a Scottish poet associated with the Jacobite movement.He was born at the family seat in Linlithgowshire. He began his literary career by contributing verses to… … Wikipedia
William Robertson (historian) — William Robertson (September 19, 1721 – June 11, 1793) was a Scottish historian and Principal of the University of Edinburgh. ( The thirty years during which (he) presided over the University perhaps represent the highest point in its history… … Wikipedia
List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland — is a complete list of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from the Reformation to the present day. Some listed below also currently have their own article. The location of the parish or other post during the Moderator s… … Wikipedia
Peter Allan (at Marsden Grotto) — Peter Allan (September 6, 1799 August 31, 1849) was an English recluse and eccentric who carved rocks in the Marsden Bay at Marsden, Tyne and Wear into a house. Early life Born to Peter Allan, a shoemaker in Gladsmuir and Jane Renny, who was the… … Wikipedia
Prestonpans — is a small town to the East of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the unitary council area of East Lothian. It has a population of 7,153 (East Lothian Council Census, 2001). It is the site of the 1745 Battle of Prestonpans, and has a history dating back to… … Wikipedia
